Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja # Bhawrahi Bhawrahi is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497231. The 2011 Census counted 1,880 people in 467 households, the 21st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 1,880 people (2011) - 467 households - 63.1% literacy - 497231 PIN code ## Bhawrahi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhawrahi is 497231. Bhawrahi falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497231 - Gram panchayat Bhawrahi - Community development block Bhaiyathan - Census village code 432725 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhawrahi from nearby towns? - Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 72 km by road - Surajpur (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhawrahi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawrahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● 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 · Shivprasad Nagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Surajpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhawrahi known for? About 73% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhawrahi Of every 100 households in Bhawrahi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhawrahi · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Electricity for lighting 42% 60% - Toilet within the home 6% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 92% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 3% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 96% - Use banking services 23% 64% - Television 8% 13% - Mobile phone 19% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 46% 28% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhawrahi? ■ Bhawrahi · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.1% 61.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 786 958 - Working population 53.6% 51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 51.2% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 58 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 138 (14%) · ■ Other work 109 (11%) · ■ Marginal 703 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhaiyathan - Joor 2,057 people - Kaskela 2,044 people - Anrokha 1,975 people - Badsara 1,949 people - Pondi 1,837 people - Gangoti 1,809 people - Dhartipara 1,753 people - Jagdishpur 1,708 people All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhawrahi? 497231 - How far is Bhawrahi from Ambikapur? 72 km by road - What is the population of Bhawrahi? 1,880 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhawrahi in? Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhawrahi? 63.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/bhawrahi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.