Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Bargai Bargai is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 920 people in 283 households, the 85th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 920 people (2011) - 283 households - 51.1% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Bargai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bargai is 497001. Bargai falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Motipur - Community development block Ambikapur - Census village code 433044 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bargai from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 17 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bargai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bargai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Darima - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bargai known for? About 77% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bargai Of every 100 households in Bargai in 2011, 75 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bargai · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 75% 60% - Toilet within the home 65% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 35% 89% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 8% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 30% 59% - Television 7% 18% - Mobile phone 6% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 43% 28% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bargai? ■ Bargai · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.1% 58.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1004 982 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1245 972 - Working population 59.0% 48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.6% for men and 40.3% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 9 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 130 (24%) · ■ Other work 11 (2%) · ■ Marginal 393 (72%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ambikapur - Chitabahar 948 people - Chathirma 945 people - Deogarh 942 people - Nawapara Khurd 927 people - Rewapur 908 people - Balsedi 897 people - Udaipur Dhob 865 people - Bankipur 827 people All 122 villages in Ambikapur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bargai? 497001 - How far is Bargai from Ambikapur? 17 km by road - What is the population of Bargai? 920 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bargai in? Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bargai? 51.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/bargai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.