# Bahirkela Village, Gharghoda, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/gharghoda/bahirkela/ Village · Gharghoda, Raigarh # Bahirkela Bahirkela is a village in Gharghoda sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,998 people in 539 households**, the 4th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 1,998people (2011) - 539households - 64.7%literacy - 496111PIN code ## Bahirkela PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bahirkela is 496111.** Bahirkela falls in Gharghoda sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496111 - Gram panchayatBahirkela - Community development blockGharghoda - Census village code434709 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bahirkela from nearby towns? - Gharghoda (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ)43 km by road - Gharghoda (nearest town)8 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 Bahirkela? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bahirkela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gharghoda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gharghoda - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gharghoda - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Bahirkela known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesamum**. About 74% of the 818 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Bahirkela Of every 100 households in Bahirkela in 2011, 77 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bahirkela · ■ Gharghoda rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **76% Toilet within the home ****9%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****38%** **22% Television ****9%** **14% Mobile phone ****12%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **38% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Bahirkela? ■ Bahirkela · ■ Gharghoda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092** **1028 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **959 Working population ****46.0%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (7%) · **■** Marginal 658 (72%) 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 Gharghoda - Kudumkela5,914 people - Raikera2,162 people - Charratangar2,001 people - Faguram1,989 people - Kaya1,963 people - Gharghodi1,953 people - Teram1,772 people [All 81 villages in Gharghoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/gharghoda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bahirkela?496111 - How far is Bahirkela from Raigarh?43 km by road - What is the population of Bahirkela?1,998 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bahirkela in?Raigarh district (Gharghoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bahirkela?64.7% (Census 2011)