# Bihajhar Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/bihajhar/ Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund # Bihajhar Bihajhar is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,285 people in 312 households**, the 27th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 1,285people (2011) - 312households - 73.2%literacy - 493445PIN code ## Bihajhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bihajhar is 493445.** Bihajhar falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493445 - Gram panchayatBihajhar - Community development blockBagbahara - Census village code446701 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bihajhar from nearby towns? - Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)42 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)100 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 Bihajhar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bihajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 · Bagbahara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bagbahara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bagbahara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Bihajhar known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and wheat**. About 52% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Bihajhar Of every 100 households in Bihajhar in 2011, 84 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bihajhar · ■ Bagbahra rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **78% Toilet within the home ****23%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **84% Tap water ****5%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****36%** **54% Television ****18%** **21% Mobile phone ****17%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****22%** **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 Bihajhar? ■ Bihajhar · ■ Bagbahra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **65.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **1031 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726** **993 Working population ****46.1%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 61.8% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (49%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 102 (17%) 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 - Kasahibahara1,393 people - Kasahibahara1,339 people - Khemda1,332 people - Khatti1,290 people - Dokarpali1,274 people - Koma1,256 people - Dumarpali1,244 people - Junwani Kalan1,240 people [All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bihajhar?493445 - How far is Bihajhar from Mahasamund?42 km by road - What is the population of Bihajhar?1,285 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bihajhar in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bihajhar?73.2% (Census 2011)