# Bakawand Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Bakawand

Bakawand is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494222**. The 2011 Census counted **3,048 people in 731 households**, the 12th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 3,048people (2011)
- 731households
- 59.1%literacy
- 494222PIN code

## Bakawand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakawand is 494222.** Bakawand falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494222
- Gram panchayatBakawand
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449474

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

## How far is Bakawand from nearby towns?

- Jagdalpur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)26 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 Bakawand?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Bakawand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Bakawand known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and madiya**. About 62% of the 574 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Bakawand

Of every 100 households in Bakawand in 2011, 76 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakawand · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**96%

Tap water ****12%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**26%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Bakawand?

■ Bakawand · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1172**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**994

Working population ****44.6%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 51.4% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 460 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (21%) · **■** Other work 222 (16%) · **■** Marginal 385 (28%)

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 Bakavand

- Jaibel3,375 people
- Chhindgaon3,244 people
- Kinjoli3,058 people
- Sandkarmari3,052 people
- Pahurbel3,038 people
- Tarapur2,811 people
- Sonpur2,629 people
- Kosmi2,529 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakawand?494222
- How far is Bakawand from Jagdalpur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Bakawand?3,048 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakawand in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakawand?59.1% (Census 2011)