# Bakirma Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Bakirma

Bakirma is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,820 people in 418 households**, the 23rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 1,820people (2011)
- 418households
- 59.2%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Bakirma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakirma is 497001.** Bakirma falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatBakirma
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code432974

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

## How far is Bakirma from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)11 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)11 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 Bakirma?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bakirma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sukhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Bakirma known for?

About 53% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Bakirma

Of every 100 households in Bakirma in 2011, 56 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bakirma · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**59%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Bakirma?

■ Bakirma · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259**

**972

Working population ****38.8%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 49.0% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 365 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (17%) · **■** Marginal 53 (7%)

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 Ambikapur

- Mendra Kalan2,065 people
- Sakalo2,056 people
- Koteya1,928 people
- Kanti Prakashpur1,855 people
- Khaliwa1,773 people
- Katkalo1,765 people
- Ranpur Khurd1,730 people
- Ranpur Kalan1,729 people

[All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakirma?497001
- How far is Bakirma from Ambikapur?11 km by road
- What is the population of Bakirma?1,820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakirma in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakirma?59.2% (Census 2011)