Village · Lailunga, Raigarh # Bahama Bahama is a village in Lailunga sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496220. The 2011 Census counted 2,397 people in 615 households, the 8th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 2,397 people (2011) - 615 households - 56.0% literacy - 496220 PIN code ## Bahama PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bahama is 496220. Bahama falls in Lailunga sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496220 - Gram panchayat Bahama - Community development block Lailunga - Census village code 434543 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bahama from nearby towns? - Lailunga (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ) 112 km by road - Pathalgaon (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bahama? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Bahama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ludeng - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pathalgaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lailunga - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bahama known for? The main crops are paddy, tomato and peanut. About 86% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bahama Of every 100 households in Bahama in 2011, 71 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bahama · ■ Lailunga rural average - Electricity for lighting 71% 50% - Toilet within the home 4% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 92% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 3% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 100% - Use banking services 5% 21% - Television 7% 8% - Mobile phone 4% 11% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 46% 42% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bahama? ■ Bahama · ■ Lailunga rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.0% 62.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 1010 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1027 1001 - Working population 62.7% 56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 44.3% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 699 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 301 (20%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 29 (2%) · ■ Marginal 472 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lailunga - Sonajori 2,831 people - Kodasiya 2,741 people - Rajpur 2,735 people - Tolma 2,458 people - Kilkila 2,243 people - Baiskimuda 2,219 people - Rupdega 2,215 people - Jhagarpur 2,213 people All 122 villages in Lailunga ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bahama? 496220 - How far is Bahama from Raigarh? 112 km by road - What is the population of Bahama? 2,397 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bahama in? Raigarh district (Lailunga sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bahama? 56.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/lailunga/bahama/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.