Village · Bhanupratappur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Bhiragaon Bhiragaon is a village in Bhanupratappur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494669. The 2011 Census counted 1,761 people in 369 households, the 5th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,761 people (2011) - 369 households - 78.8% literacy - 494669 PIN code ## Bhiragaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhiragaon is 494669. Bhiragaon falls in Bhanupratappur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494669 - Gram panchayat Bhiragaon - Community development block Bhanupratappur - Census village code 447529 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhiragaon from nearby towns? - Bhanupratappur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 65 km by road - Bhanupratappur (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhiragaon? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Bhiragaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhanupratappur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhanupratappur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhiragaon known for? The main crops are paddy, kodo and maize. About 51% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhiragaon Of every 100 households in Bhiragaon in 2011, 69 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhiragaon · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average - Electricity for lighting 69% 61% - Toilet within the home 34% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 87% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 16% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97% - Use banking services 61% 57% - Television 21% 16% - Mobile phone 27% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 24% 27% - Own their home 94% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhiragaon? ■ Bhiragaon · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.8% 69.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 1028 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 897 975 - Working population 52.1% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 70.9% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 335 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 431 (47%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 115 (13%) · ■ Marginal 31 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhanupratappur - Sambalpur 5,083 people - Korar 2,753 people - Narayanpur 2,664 people - Chilhati 2,181 people - Bhanbeda 1,757 people - Mulla 1,739 people - Salhe 1,715 people - Baijanpuri 1,666 people All 110 villages in Bhanupratappur ## Other places named Bhiragaon - Bhiragaon · Village, Kondagaon, Bastar · 1,051 people - Bhiragaon · Village, Kondagaon, Bastar · 989 people - Bhiragaon · Village, Makdi, Bastar · 604 people - Bhiragaon · Village, Narayanpur, Narayanpur · 367 people - Bhiragaon · Village, Nagri, Dhamtari · 231 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhiragaon? 494669 - How far is Bhiragaon from Kanker? 65 km by road - What is the population of Bhiragaon? 1,761 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhiragaon in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Bhanupratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhiragaon? 78.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/bhanupratappur/bhiragaon/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.