# Bhairopur Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Bhairopur

Bhairopur is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **786 people in 170 households**, the 41st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 786people (2011)
- 170households
- 58.1%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Bhairopur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhairopur is 497118.** Bhairopur falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatDipadih Khurd
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432407

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

## How far is Bhairopur from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)69 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)69 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 Bhairopur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhairopur; 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
- ●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 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Bhairopur known for?

About 43% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Bhairopur

Of every 100 households in Bhairopur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhairopur · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**61%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****90%**

**62%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhairopur?

■ Bhairopur · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**968

Working population ****27.5%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 50.0% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (28%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 22 (10%)

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

- Bhubneshwarpur838 people
- Gamhardih831 people
- Pondi Khurd804 people
- Sihar803 people
- Durgapur777 people
- Murka761 people
- Chirai748 people
- Changaro740 people

[All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhairopur?497118
- How far is Bhairopur from Ambikapur?69 km by road
- What is the population of Bhairopur?786 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhairopur in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhairopur?58.1% (Census 2011)