Village · Shankargarh, Surguja # Bhubneshwarpur Bhubneshwarpur is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497118. The 2011 Census counted 838 people in 191 households, the 37th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 838 people (2011) - 191 households - 49.0% literacy - 497118 PIN code ## Bhubneshwarpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhubneshwarpur is 497118. Bhubneshwarpur falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497118 - Gram panchayat Bhubneshwarpur - Community development block Shankargarh - Census village code 432457 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhubneshwarpur from nearby towns? - Shankargarh (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 75 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 75 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhubneshwarpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhubneshwarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shankargarh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhubneshwarpur known for? The main crops are paddy, ram tili and maize. About 25% of the 1,312 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhubneshwarpur Of every 100 households in Bhubneshwarpur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhubneshwarpur · ■ Shankargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 15% 30% - Toilet within the home 1% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 91% - Tap water 26% 6% - Drinking water within premises 6% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 93% 61% - Television 2% 6% - Mobile phone 10% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 78% 62% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhubneshwarpur? ■ Bhubneshwarpur · ■ Shankargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.0% 56.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1093 968 - Working population 59.1% 53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.3% for men and 32.9% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 241 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 47 (9%) · ■ Other work 24 (5%) · ■ Marginal 183 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shankargarh - Dipadih Khurd 886 people - Patana 872 people - Sarima 867 people - Kotalu 860 people - Gamhardih 831 people - Pondi Khurd 804 people - Sihar 803 people - Bhairopur 786 people All 89 villages in Shankargarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhubneshwarpur? 497118 - How far is Bhubneshwarpur from Ambikapur? 75 km by road - What is the population of Bhubneshwarpur? 838 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhubneshwarpur in? Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhubneshwarpur? 49.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/bhubneshwarpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.