# Sandkarmari Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/sandkarmari/ Village · Bakavand, Bastar # Sandkarmari Sandkarmari is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494335**. The 2011 Census counted **3,052 people in 663 households**, the 11th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%. - 3,052people (2011) - 663households - 41.4%literacy - 494335PIN code ## Sandkarmari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sandkarmari is 494335.** Sandkarmari falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494335 - Gram panchayatSandkarmari - Community development blockBakaband - Census village code449419 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sandkarmari from nearby towns? - Bakawand (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)47 km by road - Jagdalpur (nearest town)47 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 Sandkarmari? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sandkarmari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Karpawand - ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Sandkarmari known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and madiya**. About 41% of the 1,487 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Sandkarmari Of every 100 households in Sandkarmari in 2011, 40 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sandkarmari · ■ Bakavand rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **58% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****18%** **38% Television ****3%** **10% Mobile phone ****4%** **11% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****17%** **26% 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 Sandkarmari? ■ Sandkarmari · ■ Bakavand rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%** **52.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1193** **994 Working population ****61.2%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.3% for men and 30.6% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 227 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,253 (67%) 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 - Mangnar3,466 people - Jaibel3,375 people - Chhindgaon3,244 people - Kinjoli3,058 people - Bakawand3,048 people - Pahurbel3,038 people - Tarapur2,811 people - Sonpur2,629 people [All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sandkarmari?494335 - How far is Sandkarmari from Jagdalpur?47 km by road - What is the population of Sandkarmari?3,052 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandkarmari in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sandkarmari?41.4% (Census 2011)