Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh

For other places with the same name, see Baikunthpur.

Baikunthpur
Town
Baikunthpur Location in Chhattisgarh, India Show map of Chhattisgarh Baikunthpur Baikunthpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°15′N82°33′E / 23.25°N 82.55°E / 23.25; 82.55
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Elevation	556 m (1,824 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,431
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Chhattisgarhi [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	497335
Area code	7836
Vehicle registration	CG-16

Baikunthpur is a town, a Nagar Palika and a notified area committee in Koriya District in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Koriya district.

Geography

Baikunthpur is located at 23°15′N82°33′E / 23.25°N 82.55°E / 23.25; 82.55 . ^[2] It has an average elevation of 529 metres (1735  feet).

Demographics

The Baikunthpur Municipality has population of 28,431 of which 14,749 are males while 13,682 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Baikunthpur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture and industry

Coal India has a GM office of SECL in Baikunthpur, (SECL - a wholly owned subsidiary of CIL). This area has rich coal resources with other GM offices and has many profitable coal mines, namely Churcha Coalmines.

References

1. "The Chhattisgarh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2007" (PDF). indiacode.nic.in. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baikunthpur

• Dr. Sanjay Alung-Chhattisgarh ki Riyaste/Princely states aur Jamindariyaa (Vaibhav Prakashan, Raipur1, ISBN   81-89244-96-5)
• Dr.Sanjay Alung-Chhattisgarh ki Janjaatiyaa/Tribes aur Jatiyaa/Castes (Mansi publication, Delhi6, ISBN   978-81-89559-32-8)