# Bhilai Village, Bindranavagarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bindranavagarh, Raipur 

# Bhilai

Bhilai is a village in Bindranavagarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493889**. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 102 households**, the 75th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 448people (2011)
- 102households
- 73.3%literacy
- 493889PIN code

## Bhilai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhilai is 493889.** Bhilai falls in Bindranavagarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493889
- Gram panchayatPaatharmohanda
- Community development blockGariaband
- Census village code445085

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

## How far is Bhilai from nearby towns?

- Gariyaband (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)87 km by road
- Gariyaband (nearest town)3 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 Bhilai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhilai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gariyaband
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gariyaband
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Bhilai known for?

About 55% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Bhilai

Of every 100 households in Bhilai in 2011, 83 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhilai · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**56%

Television ****25%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Bhilai?

■ Bhilai · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1258**

**1014

Working population ****54.2%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (14%) · **■** Marginal 173 (71%)

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 Bindranavagarh

- Raiama454 people
- Satdhar454 people
- Urtuli453 people
- Rawandigi451 people
- Lohari437 people
- Sohagpur437 people
- Tendubay433 people
- Begarpala430 people

[All 170 villages in Bindranavagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bindranavagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhilai?493889
- How far is Bhilai from Raipur?87 km by road
- What is the population of Bhilai?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhilai in?Raipur district (Bindranavagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhilai?73.3% (Census 2011)