# Bhikajharan Village, Sadar, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Sadar, Kalahandi 

# Bhikajharan

Bhikajharan is a village in Sadar sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766001**. The 2011 Census counted **952 people in 232 households**, the 44th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.

- 952people (2011)
- 232households
- 52.3%literacy
- 766001PIN code

## Bhikajharan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhikajharan is 766001.** Bhikajharan falls in Sadar sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766001
- Gram panchayatPalisijharan
- Community development blockBhawanipatna
- Census village code423283

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

## How far is Bhikajharan from nearby towns?

- Sadar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)17 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)17 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 Bhikajharan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikajharan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karlaguda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karlagudaaaa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Bhikajharan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and rail**. About 79% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhikajharan

Of every 100 households in Bhikajharan in 2011, 20 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikajharan · ■ Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**22%

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

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**27%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bhikajharan?

■ Bhikajharan · ■ Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**57.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**955

Working population ****49.5%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 36.6% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (11%) · **■** Other work 66 (14%) · **■** Marginal 294 (62%)

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 Sadar

- Risigaon1,044 people
- Jajaldeipur1,041 people
- Dakabahali1,037 people
- Kutru Khamar998 people
- Gobara951 people
- Ghantabahal932 people
- Tentulipada930 people
- Borbhata908 people

[All 318 villages in Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhikajharan?766001
- How far is Bhikajharan from Bhawanipatna?17 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikajharan?952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikajharan in?Kalahandi district (Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikajharan?52.3% (Census 2011)