Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon # Bhalukonha Bhalukonha is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491557. The 2011 Census counted 242 people in 49 households, the 157th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 242 people (2011) - 49 households - 51.0% literacy - 491557 PIN code ## Bhalukonha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhalukonha is 491557. Bhalukonha falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491557 - Gram panchayat Bundhan Chhapar - Community development block Dongargarh - Census village code 440644 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhalukonha from nearby towns? - Dongargarh (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 65 km by road - Dongargarh (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhalukonha? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalukonha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bortalab - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dongargarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dongargarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhalukonha known for? About 40% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhalukonha Of every 100 households in Bhalukonha in 2011, 60 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhalukonha · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 91% - Toilet within the home 6% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 78% - Tap water 0% 12% - Drinking water within premises 0% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 92% 71% - Television 4% 32% - Mobile phone 12% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 17% - Own their home 90% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhalukonha? ■ Bhalukonha · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.0% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 462 959 - Working population 58.7% 54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.0% for men and 46.9% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 108 (76%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (23%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargarh - Gadabhawar 297 people - Barampur 290 people - Makranpur 285 people - Latmarra 267 people - Sendongar 239 people - Lohjhari 229 people - Udri Chhapar 222 people - Sailpar 219 people All 178 villages in Dongargarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhalukonha? 491557 - How far is Bhalukonha from Rajnandgaon? 65 km by road - What is the population of Bhalukonha? 242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhalukonha in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhalukonha? 51.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/bhalukonha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.