# Amakachhar Village, Bilaigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bilaigarh, Raipur 

# Amakachhar

Amakachhar is a village in Bilaigarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493338**. The 2011 Census counted **120 people in 21 households**, the 212th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 120people (2011)
- 21households
- 58.7%literacy
- 493338PIN code

## Amakachhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amakachhar is 493338.** Amakachhar falls in Bilaigarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493338
- Gram panchayatBhagmalla
- Community development blockBilaigarh
- Census village code444279

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

## How far is Amakachhar from nearby towns?

- Bilaigarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)178 km by road
- Bhatgaon (nearest town)25 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 Amakachhar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Amakachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhansir
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaigarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kasdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Amakachhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Amakachhar

Of every 100 households in Amakachhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amakachhar · ■ Bilaigarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****10%**

**17%

Television ****29%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amakachhar?

■ Amakachhar · ■ Bilaigarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**969

Working population ****42.5%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 45.5% for women. 42% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (24%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (6%)

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 Bilaigarh

- Karipat159 people
- Jamnar155 people
- Shankar Nagar147 people
- Sarmandi136 people
- Mudkatta118 people
- Basantpur112 people
- Semharadih109 people
- Jamnardih108 people

[All 222 villages in Bilaigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bilaigarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amakachhar?493338
- How far is Amakachhar from Raipur?178 km by road
- What is the population of Amakachhar?120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amakachhar in?Raipur district (Bilaigarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amakachhar?58.7% (Census 2011)