Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund # Bhalu Chuwa Bhalu Chuwa is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493445. The 2011 Census counted 862 people in 149 households, the 67th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 862 people (2011) - 149 households - 61.2% literacy - 493445 PIN code ## Bhalu Chuwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhalu Chuwa is 493445. Bhalu Chuwa falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493445 - Gram panchayat Bhalu Chuwa - Community development block Bagbahara - Census village code 446604 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhalu Chuwa from nearby towns? - Bagbahara (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ) 42 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town) 42 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhalu Chuwa? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalu Chuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Degree college In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bagbahara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhalu Chuwa known for? About 25% of the 1,277 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhalu Chuwa Of every 100 households in Bhalu Chuwa in 2011, 87 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhalu Chuwa · ■ Bagbahra rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 78% - Toilet within the home 18% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 84% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 1% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 96% 54% - Television 25% 21% - Mobile phone 24% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 20% 27% - Own their home 94% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhalu Chuwa? ■ Bhalu Chuwa · ■ Bagbahra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.2% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 1031 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1148 993 - Working population 24.4% 51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 46.0% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 9 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 166 (79%) · ■ Other work 14 (7%) · ■ Marginal 21 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bagbahra - Churki 926 people - Birajpali 908 people - Bhikhapali 906 people - Dwartara Kalan 874 people - Turijhar 862 people - Nartori 844 people - Ukhara 843 people - Mongrapali 842 people All 242 villages in Bagbahra ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhalu Chuwa? 493445 - How far is Bhalu Chuwa from Mahasamund? 42 km by road - What is the population of Bhalu Chuwa? 862 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhalu Chuwa in? Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhalu Chuwa? 61.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/bhalu-chuwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.