# Bijapur Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Bijapur

Bijapur is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **270 people in 58 households**, the 90th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 270people (2011)
- 58households
- 76.3%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Bijapur PIN code and other codes

Bijapur falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538664

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

## How far is Bijapur from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)93 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)40 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 Bijapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bijapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khedegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Bijapur known for?

About 18% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Bijapur

Of every 100 households in Bijapur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bijapur · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**87%

Television ****7%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Bijapur?

■ Bijapur · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**956

Working population ****55.6%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 68.8% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (37%) · **■** Marginal 91 (61%)

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 Kurkheda

- Kasarbodi292 people
- Kosi291 people
- Mendha287 people
- Neharpayli278 people
- Kasari247 people
- Dhanegaon240 people
- Sadhutola220 people
- Ambezari195 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bijapur from Gadchiroli?93 km by road
- What is the population of Bijapur?270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijapur in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bijapur?76.3% (Census 2011)