# Bilhama Village, Lundra, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lundra, Surguja 

# Bilhama

Bilhama is a village in Lundra sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,662 people in 393 households**, the 18th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 1,662people (2011)
- 393households
- 45.5%literacy
- 497101PIN code

## Bilhama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bilhama is 497101.** Bilhama falls in Lundra sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497101
- Gram panchayatBilhama
- Community development blockLundra
- Census village code433332

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

## How far is Bilhama from nearby towns?

- Lundra (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)45 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 Bilhama?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Bilhama known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. Products made here include iron products, flour, winnowing fan and plough. About 46% of the 932 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Bilhama

Of every 100 households in Bilhama in 2011, 39 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilhama · ■ Lundra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**7%

Tap water ****12%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****24%**

**57%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**43%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bilhama?

■ Bilhama · ■ Lundra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**955

Working population ****56.4%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 38.4% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (35%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (7%) · **■** Marginal 431 (46%)

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

- Jarhadih1,752 people
- Karouli1,735 people
- Chitarpur1,686 people
- Dandgaon1,680 people
- Bulanga1,657 people
- Bardih1,638 people
- Sasouli1,590 people
- Sakhouli1,574 people

[All 112 villages in Lundra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lundra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bilhama?497101
- How far is Bilhama from Ambikapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bilhama?1,662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilhama in?Surguja district (Lundra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bilhama?45.5% (Census 2011)
