# Khandsara Village, Bastar, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bastar, Bastar 

# Khandsara

Khandsara is a village in Bastar sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494776**. The 2011 Census counted **1,758 people in 383 households**, the 32nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.5%.

- 1,758people (2011)
- 383households
- 43.9%literacy
- 494776PIN code

## Khandsara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khandsara is 494776.** Khandsara falls in Bastar sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494776
- Gram panchayatKhandsara
- Community development blockBastar
- Census village code449391

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

## How far is Khandsara from nearby towns?

- Bastar (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)63 km by road
- Bastar (nearest town)42 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 Khandsara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khandsara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kesharpal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Khandsara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 26% of the 1,618 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Khandsara

Of every 100 households in Khandsara in 2011, 14 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khandsara · ■ Bastar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khandsara?

■ Khandsara · ■ Bastar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%**

**51.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**996

Working population ****30.9%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 30.4% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (61%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 43 (8%)

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 Bastar

- Sorgaon1,916 people
- Badechakwa1,788 people
- Sudhapal1,780 people
- Murkuchi1,761 people
- Bhainsgaon1,722 people
- Lamker1,714 people
- Retawand1,704 people
- Vishrampuri1,703 people

[All 111 villages in Bastar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bastar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khandsara?494776
- How far is Khandsara from Jagdalpur?63 km by road
- What is the population of Khandsara?1,758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khandsara in?Bastar district (Bastar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Khandsara?43.9% (Census 2011)