Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon # Bijnapur Bijnapur is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491445. The 2011 Census counted 1,213 people in 225 households, the 49th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,213 people (2011) - 225 households - 66.8% literacy - 491445 PIN code ## Bijnapur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bijnapur is 491445. Bijnapur falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491445 - Gram panchayat Seoni Kalan - Community development block Dongargarh - Census village code 440555 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bijnapur from nearby towns? - Dongargarh (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 27 km by road - Dongargarh (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bijnapur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Bijnapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mohara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dongargarh - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 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 and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bijnapur known for? About 82% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bijnapur Of every 100 households in Bijnapur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bijnapur · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 91% - Toilet within the home 27% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 78% - Tap water 0% 12% - Drinking water within premises 8% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 50% 71% - Television 32% 32% - Mobile phone 30% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 10% - Car / jeep / van 5% 1% - None of these assets 12% 17% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bijnapur? ■ Bijnapur · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.8% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 898 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 842 959 - Working population 54.2% 54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 52.8% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 333 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 32 (5%) · ■ Marginal 264 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargarh - Thakur Tola 1,292 people - Dhandongri 1,274 people - Jatkanhar 1,237 people - Ghothiya 1,233 people - Saltikri 1,207 people - Haransinghi 1,197 people - Ghusera 1,193 people - Gajmarra 1,187 people All 178 villages in Dongargarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bijnapur? 491445 - How far is Bijnapur from Rajnandgaon? 27 km by road - What is the population of Bijnapur? 1,213 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bijnapur in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bijnapur? 66.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/bijnapur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.