# Bakma Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/bakma/ Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund # Bakma Bakma is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492112**. The 2011 Census counted **2,059 people in 523 households**, the 3rd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 2,059people (2011) - 523households - 65.0%literacy - 492112PIN code ## Bakma PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bakma is 492112.** Bakma falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code492112 - Gram panchayatBakma - Community development blockBagbahara - Census village code446607 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakma from nearby towns? - Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)43 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)43 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bakma? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bakma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bagbahara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bagbahara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bagbahara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bakma known for? About 63% of the 757 hectares of village land is sown, and 410 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bakma Of every 100 households in Bakma in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bakma · ■ Bagbahra rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **78% Toilet within the home ****2%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****37%** **54% Television ****23%** **21% Mobile phone ****8%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bakma? ■ Bakma · ■ Bagbahra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **65.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1031 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **993 Working population ****48.9%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 54.3% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 123 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (2%) · **■** Marginal 853 (85%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bagbahra - Khallari2,354 people - Narra2,154 people - Kasekera1,996 people - Tendukona1,896 people - Ganjar1,865 people - Pacheda1,839 people [All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bakma?492112 - How far is Bakma from Mahasamund?43 km by road - What is the population of Bakma?2,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakma in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bakma?65.0% (Census 2011)