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- LGD code
- 434918
- Pincode
- 496001
- Post office
- Chakradharnagar
- Population
- 2,113
- Households
- 483
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 962 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 831
Census 2011 · in context
How Bijepur compares
By population, Bijepur ranks #12 of 140 villages in Raigarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Bijepur
- 65.1%
- Raigarh mandal
- 67.1%
- Raigarh district
- 63.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
−10 vs mandal average
- Bijepur
- 962
- Raigarh mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Bijepur
- 4.4
- Raigarh mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bijepur at a glance
Bijepur is a village of 2,113 people in 483 households (Census 2011) in Raigarh tehsil, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, the 12th-largest of 140 villages in Raigarh tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496001, served by Chakradharnagar post office; the LGD village code is 434918. The village votes in Rajim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Sahu. The population is estimated at 2,491 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bijepur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAIGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BIJEPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 153.67
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.76
- Forest area (ha)
- 3.75
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bijepur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bijepur
- LGD code
- 434918
- Pincode
- 496001
- Post office
- Chakradharnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,113
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,491
- Households
- 483
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 962
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahasamund
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rajim
- Member of Parliament
- Rupkumari Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rohit Sahu
- Block / Mandal
- Raigarh
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)