# Bhagwatpur Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/bhagwatpur/ Village · Shankargarh, Surguja # Bhagwatpur Bhagwatpur is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 146 households**, the 52nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 638people (2011) - 146households - 63.6%literacy - 497118PIN code ## Bhagwatpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhagwatpur is 497118.** Bhagwatpur falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497118 - Gram panchayatJamhor - Community development blockShankargarh - Census village code432455 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhagwatpur from nearby towns? - Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)73 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)73 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 Bhagwatpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhagwatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shankargarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Bhagwatpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ram tili and maize**. About 32% of the 438 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Bhagwatpur Of every 100 households in Bhagwatpur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhagwatpur · ■ Shankargarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **30% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****84%** **61% Television ****6%** **6% Mobile phone ****13%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****42%** **62% Own their home ****95%** **97% 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 Bhagwatpur? ■ Bhagwatpur · ■ Shankargarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **968 Working population ****57.7%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 52.8% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (7%) · **■** Household industry 63 (17%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 147 (40%) 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 Shankargarh - Deosara Kalan694 people - Jagima685 people - Krishnanagar685 people - Kharkona677 people - Asanpani625 people - Bharatpur625 people - Vinayakpur609 people - Amgaon605 people [All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhagwatpur?497118 - How far is Bhagwatpur from Ambikapur?73 km by road - What is the population of Bhagwatpur?638 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhagwatpur in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhagwatpur?63.6% (Census 2011)