# Biharpur Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Biharpur

Biharpur is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,255 people in 280 households**, the 67th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,255people (2011)
- 280households
- 56.7%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Biharpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biharpur is 497001.** Biharpur falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatBiharpur
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432502

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

## How far is Biharpur from nearby towns?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)22 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 Biharpur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Biharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vishrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Biharpur known for?

About 75% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Biharpur

Of every 100 households in Biharpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biharpur · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**20%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**63%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Biharpur?

■ Biharpur · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**954

Working population ****33.2%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 47.2% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (7%) · **■** Marginal 214 (51%)

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 Surajpur

- Thakurpur1,309 people
- Jhansi1,286 people
- Anujnagar1,280 people
- Pathakpur1,269 people
- Sarma1,238 people
- Jhumarpara1,199 people
- Brajnagar1,188 people
- Jobaga1,175 people

[All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biharpur?497001
- How far is Biharpur from Ambikapur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Biharpur?1,255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biharpur in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Biharpur?56.7% (Census 2011)
