# Arandwal Village, Lohandiguda, Bastar (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Lohandiguda, Bastar 

# Arandwal

Arandwal is a village in Lohandiguda sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494010**. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 200 households**, the 35th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 38.8%.

- 798people (2011)
- 200households
- 42.5%literacy
- 494010PIN code

## Arandwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arandwal is 494010.** Arandwal falls in Lohandiguda sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494010
- Gram panchayatBaghanpal
- Community development blockLohandiguda
- Census village code449220

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

## How far is Arandwal from nearby towns?

- Lohandiguda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)35 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 Arandwal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Arandwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kothiyaguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Arandwal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 40% of the 813 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Arandwal

Of every 100 households in Arandwal in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arandwal · ■ Lohandiguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Arandwal?

■ Arandwal · ■ Lohandiguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**38.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**1019

Working population ****60.0%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.9% for men and 34.7% for women. 66% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (12%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 275 (57%)

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 Lohandiguda

- Kasturpal1,001 people
- Harra Koder868 people
- Dabpal826 people
- Kaknar802 people
- Badegumiapal784 people
- Badeparoda773 people
- Surguda758 people
- Chandela712 people

[All 87 villages in Lohandiguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/lohandiguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arandwal?494010
- How far is Arandwal from Jagdalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Arandwal?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arandwal in?Bastar district (Lohandiguda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Arandwal?42.5% (Census 2011)