# Bhatkhunda Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Bhatkhunda

Bhatkhunda is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **1,153 people in 277 households**, the 45th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,153people (2011)
- 277households
- 54.3%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Bhatkhunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhatkhunda is 493555.** Bhatkhunda falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatBarnaidadar
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446442

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

## How far is Bhatkhunda from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)100 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 Bhatkhunda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatkhunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barpali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Bhatkhunda known for?

About 81% of the 605 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Bhatkhunda

Of every 100 households in Bhatkhunda in 2011, 93 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhatkhunda · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****47%**

**55%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Bhatkhunda?

■ Bhatkhunda · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**983

Working population ****57.4%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 43.2% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 544 (82%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Pithora

- Khuteri1,203 people
- Bagardarha1,190 people
- Patandadar1,173 people
- Kasahibahara1,161 people
- Chikhali1,143 people
- Girna1,134 people
- Laxmipur1,133 people
- Baldidih1,123 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhatkhunda?493555
- How far is Bhatkhunda from Mahasamund?100 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatkhunda?1,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatkhunda in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatkhunda?54.3% (Census 2011)