# Bamlaya Village, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sitapur, Surguja 

# Bamlaya

Bamlaya is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497111**. The 2011 Census counted **976 people in 212 households**, the 40th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.

- 976people (2011)
- 212households
- 63.4%literacy
- 497111PIN code

## Bamlaya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bamlaya is 497111.** Bamlaya falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497111
- Gram panchayatSontarai
- Community development blockSitapur
- Census village code433452

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

## How far is Bamlaya from nearby towns?

- Sitapur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sitapur (nearest town)5 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 Bamlaya?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bamlaya; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitapur
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Bamlaya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 88% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Bamlaya

Of every 100 households in Bamlaya in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamlaya · ■ Sitapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**63%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bamlaya?

■ Bamlaya · ■ Sitapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**60.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**982

Working population ****50.5%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 52.9% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 272 (55%)

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 Sitapur

- Dhekidoli1,151 people
- Bagdoli1,136 people
- Erand1,136 people
- Bhawradand1,072 people
- Chalta828 people
- Hardisand788 people
- Sureshpur726 people
- Benai686 people

[All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bamlaya?497111
- How far is Bamlaya from Ambikapur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bamlaya?976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamlaya in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamlaya?63.4% (Census 2011)