# Bhimkhoj Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund 

# Bhimkhoj

Bhimkhoj is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493445**. The 2011 Census counted **656 people in 167 households**, the 114th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 656people (2011)
- 167households
- 54.2%literacy
- 493445PIN code

## Bhimkhoj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhimkhoj is 493445.** Bhimkhoj falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493445
- Gram panchayatBhimkhoj
- Community development blockBagbahara
- Census village code446677

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhimkhoj from nearby towns?

- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)10 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 Bhimkhoj?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhimkhoj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

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 Bhimkhoj known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 54% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Bhimkhoj

Of every 100 households in Bhimkhoj in 2011, 85 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhimkhoj · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**54%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**27%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Bhimkhoj?

■ Bhimkhoj · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**993

Working population ****46.5%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 43.0% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (20%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 222 (73%)

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

- Palsipani668 people
- Karhidih663 people
- Mokha661 people
- Bagbahara Kalan656 people
- Gadaghat654 people
- Kachhardih653 people
- Kuliya653 people
- Jamgaon648 people

[All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhimkhoj?493445
- How far is Bhimkhoj from Mahasamund?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bhimkhoj?656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhimkhoj in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhimkhoj?54.2% (Census 2011)