# Bhelai Kalan Village, Lundra, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lundra/bhelai-kalan/ Village · Lundra, Surguja # Bhelai Kalan Bhelai Kalan is a village in Lundra sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 68 households**, the 111th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 257people (2011) - 68households - 60.0%literacy - 497101PIN code ## Bhelai Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhelai Kalan is 497101.** Bhelai Kalan falls in Lundra sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497101 - Gram panchayatDhaurpur - Community development blockLundra - Census village code433334 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhelai Kalan from nearby towns? - Lundra (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)40 km by road - Rajpur (nearest town)28 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 Bhelai Kalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhelai Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhourpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Bhelai Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include iron tools and flour. About 20% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bhelai Kalan Of every 100 households in Bhelai Kalan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhelai Kalan · ■ Lundra rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **64% Toilet within the home ****100%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **7% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****43%** **57% Television ****32%** **10% Mobile phone ****37%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **43% Own their home ****89%** **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 Bhelai Kalan? ■ Bhelai Kalan · ■ Lundra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **53.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1160** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667** **955 Working population ****52.1%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 50.8% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 59 (44%) · **■** Other work 17 (13%) · **■** Marginal 58 (43%) 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 Lundra - Kudar436 people - Gajar Munda394 people - Bakela360 people - Kargidih346 people - Barauli233 people [All 112 villages in Lundra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lundra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhelai Kalan?497101 - How far is Bhelai Kalan from Ambikapur?40 km by road - What is the population of Bhelai Kalan?257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhelai Kalan in?Surguja district (Lundra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhelai Kalan?60.0% (Census 2011)