# Guljhar Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund 

# Guljhar

Guljhar is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493449**. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 123 households**, the 164th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 476people (2011)
- 123households
- 63.8%literacy
- 493449PIN code

## Guljhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Guljhar is 493449.** Guljhar falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493449
- Gram panchayatBhotha
- Community development blockBagbahara
- Census village code446611

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

## How far is Guljhar from nearby towns?

- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)50 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 Guljhar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Guljhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Komakhan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Guljhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 54% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Guljhar

Of every 100 households in Guljhar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Guljhar · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****67%**

**54%

Television ****10%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Guljhar?

■ Guljhar · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**993

Working population ****64.7%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 51.7% for women. 58% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 20 (6%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 177 (57%)

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

- Dumardih481 people
- Amethi480 people
- Sondadar480 people
- Amanpuri479 people
- Jhalmala473 people
- Kasturbod469 people
- Bandumuda468 people
- Khusrupali467 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Guljhar?493449
- How far is Guljhar from Mahasamund?50 km by road
- What is the population of Guljhar?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guljhar in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Guljhar?63.8% (Census 2011)