# Bhagwanpur Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Premnagar, Surguja 

# Bhagwanpur

Bhagwanpur is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 290 households**, the 19th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 290households
- 61.9%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Bhagwanpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhagwanpur is 497116.** Bhagwanpur falls in Premnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatBhagwanpur
- Community development blockPremnagar
- Census village code432888

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

## How far is Bhagwanpur from nearby towns?

- Premnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)86 km by road
- Premnagar (nearest town)10 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 Bhagwanpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Premnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shri Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Premnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Bhagwanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 50% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Bhagwanpur

Of every 100 households in Bhagwanpur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagwanpur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****33%**

**72%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhagwanpur?

■ Bhagwanpur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**957

Working population ****62.1%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 192 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (26%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 354 (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 Premnagar

- Tarkeshwarpur1,564 people
- Annapurna1,517 people
- Tara1,291 people
- Hariharpur1,283 people
- Anantpur1,206 people
- Kotal1,059 people
- Shyampur1,052 people
- Kalipur1,028 people

[All 46 villages in Premnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhagwanpur?497116
- How far is Bhagwanpur from Ambikapur?86 km by road
- What is the population of Bhagwanpur?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagwanpur in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagwanpur?61.9% (Census 2011)
