# Bhalesar Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/bhalesar/ Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund # Bhalesar Bhalesar is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,059 people in 260 households**, the 47th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 1,059people (2011) - 260households - 59.8%literacy - 493445PIN code ## Bhalesar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhalesar is 493445.** Bhalesar falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493445 - Gram panchayatBhalesar - Community development blockBagbahara - Census village code446647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhalesar from nearby towns? - Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)60 km by road - Khariyar Road (nearest town)12 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 Bhalesar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalesar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kasekera - ○Degree college10+ km · Bagbahara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bagbahara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Bhalesar known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and black gram**. About 72% of the 650 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Bhalesar Of every 100 households in Bhalesar in 2011, 58 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhalesar · ■ Bagbahra rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **78% Toilet within the home ****40%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****70%** **54% Television ****11%** **21% Mobile phone ****14%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **27% Own their home ****96%** **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 Bhalesar? ■ Bhalesar · ■ Bagbahra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **65.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **1031 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****681** **993 Working population ****53.3%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 50.0% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 252 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 196 (35%) 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 - Khuteri1,079 people - Arand1,076 people - Dargaon1,065 people - Shikaripali1,062 people - Dabpali1,050 people - Tongopani Kalan1,027 people - Hadaband1,014 people - Teka1,009 people [All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhalesar?493445 - How far is Bhalesar from Mahasamund?60 km by road - What is the population of Bhalesar?1,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhalesar in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhalesar?59.8% (Census 2011)