Village · Sarangarh, Raigarh # Bhikhampura Bhikhampura is a village in Sarangarh sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493778. The 2011 Census counted 977 people in 265 households, the 71st largest of 274 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%. - 977 people (2011) - 265 households - 66.6% literacy - 493778 PIN code ## Bhikhampura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhikhampura is 493778. Bhikhampura falls in Sarangarh sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493778 - Gram panchayat Bhikhampura - Community development block Sarangarh - Census village code 435557 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhikhampura from nearby towns? - Sarangarh (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ) 42 km by road - Sarangarh (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhikhampura? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikhampura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Godam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sarangarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sarangarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhikhampura known for? The main crops are paddy. About 74% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhikhampura Of every 100 households in Bhikhampura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhikhampura · ■ Sarangarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 88% - Toilet within the home 2% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 89% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 4% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 10% 31% - Television 12% 25% - Mobile phone 3% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 78% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhikhampura? ■ Bhikhampura · ■ Sarangarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.6% 69.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 846 948 - Working population 48.5% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 54.4% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 359 (76%) · ■ Other work 11 (2%) · ■ Marginal 98 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sarangarh - Boirdih 988 people - Ghathula Bade 983 people - Kotmara 980 people - Bhadisar 977 people - Barbhantha 971 people - Bhothali 957 people - Mudpar 957 people - Durgapali 951 people All 288 villages in Sarangarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhikhampura? 493778 - How far is Bhikhampura from Raigarh? 42 km by road - What is the population of Bhikhampura? 977 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhikhampura in? Raigarh district (Sarangarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhikhampura? 66.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/sarangarh/bhikhampura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.