# Bhuigaon Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Bhuigaon

Bhuigaon is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494337**. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 135 households**, the 78th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 604people (2011)
- 135households
- 70.7%literacy
- 494337PIN code

## Bhuigaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhuigaon is 494337.** Bhuigaon falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494337
- Gram panchayatBasnwahi
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447493

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

## How far is Bhuigaon from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)26 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)12 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 Bhuigaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhuigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Lakhanpuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Bhuigaon known for?

About 50% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Bhuigaon

Of every 100 households in Bhuigaon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhuigaon · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****64%**

**72%

Television ****43%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**23%

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 Bhuigaon?

■ Bhuigaon · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1318**

**957

Working population ****60.8%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 61.6% for women. 66% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 271 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (16%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%)

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 Charama

- Jawartara651 people
- Tikrapara648 people
- Guttitola638 people
- Bhelai620 people
- Chapeli602 people
- Mainkheda581 people
- Hinganjhar580 people
- Padampur524 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhuigaon?494337
- How far is Bhuigaon from Kanker?26 km by road
- What is the population of Bhuigaon?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuigaon in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuigaon?70.7% (Census 2011)