# Bhikhapali Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Bhikhapali

Bhikhapali is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493338**. The 2011 Census counted **983 people in 241 households**, the 71st largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 983people (2011)
- 241households
- 65.2%literacy
- 493338PIN code

## Bhikhapali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhikhapali is 493338.** Bhikhapali falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493338
- Gram panchayatBhikhapali
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446434

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

## How far is Bhikhapali from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)100 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)16 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 Bhikhapali?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikhapali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patharala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Bhikhapali known for?

About 92% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Bhikhapali

Of every 100 households in Bhikhapali in 2011, 77 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikhapali · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**55%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhikhapali?

■ Bhikhapali · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**983

Working population ****54.3%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 52.4% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 207 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (27%) · **■** Other work 52 (10%) · **■** Marginal 132 (25%)

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

- Narsinghpur1,003 people
- Deori991 people
- Rampur988 people
- Amlidih986 people
- Rikha Dadar982 people
- Sagundhap969 people
- Jhagrendih964 people
- Salhe Tarai960 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhikhapali?493338
- How far is Bhikhapali from Mahasamund?100 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhapali?983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhapali in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhapali?65.2% (Census 2011)