# Bimala Village, Jayapatna, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jayapatna, Kalahandi 

# Bimala

Bimala is a village in Jayapatna sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766018**. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 254 households**, the 65th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,050people (2011)
- 254households
- 58.8%literacy
- 766018PIN code

## Bimala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bimala is 766018.** Bimala falls in Jayapatna sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766018
- Gram panchayatBhainri Pali
- Community development blockJayapatna
- Census village code424139

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

## How far is Bimala from nearby towns?

- Jayapatna (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)88 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)50 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 Bimala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bimala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lodugaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Bimala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Bimala

Of every 100 households in Bimala in 2011, 17 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bimala · ■ Jayapatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**20%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bimala?

■ Bimala · ■ Jayapatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1160**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**981

Working population ****52.0%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 44.4% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (10%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (19%) · **■** Marginal 321 (59%)

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 Jayapatna

- Khandidangriguda1,109 people
- Nagpheni1,101 people
- Matualguda1,098 people
- Palas1,065 people
- Kukudi1,029 people
- Jariguma1,019 people
- Balagaon1,009 people
- Banjibahal993 people

[All 148 villages in Jayapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/jayapatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bimala?766018
- How far is Bimala from Bhawanipatna?88 km by road
- What is the population of Bimala?1,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bimala in?Kalahandi district (Jayapatna sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bimala?58.8% (Census 2011)