Village · Pendra Road Gorella, Bilaspur # Badhawandand Badhawandand is a village in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495117. The 2011 Census counted 1,856 people in 488 households, the 16th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,856 people (2011) - 488 households - 61.3% literacy - 495117 PIN code ## Badhawandand PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Badhawandand is 495117. Badhawandand falls in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495117 - Gram panchayat Badavandand - Community development block Gaurella No.2 - Census village code 437478 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Badhawandand from nearby towns? - Gaurella (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ) 124 km by road - Gaurella (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Badhawandand? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Badhawandand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Khodari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pendra - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pendra Road - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Badhawandand known for? About 34% of the 746 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Badhawandand Of every 100 households in Badhawandand in 2011, 69 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Badhawandand · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average - Electricity for lighting 69% 69% - Toilet within the home 4% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 82% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 8% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 66% 53% - Television 10% 14% - Mobile phone 10% 13% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 23% 36% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Badhawandand? ■ Badhawandand · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.3% 60.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 879 978 - Working population 58.8% 56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 47.4% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 98 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 56 (5%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 172 (16%) · ■ Marginal 762 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pendra Road Gorella - Girwar 2,126 people - Dahibahra 2,087 people - Bhaskura 2,046 people - Semara 1,952 people - Gangpur 1,852 people - Gorakhpur 1,844 people - Andhiyarkhoh 1,833 people - Gummatola 1,764 people All 85 villages in Pendra Road Gorella ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badhawandand? 495117 - How far is Badhawandand from Bilaspur? 124 km by road - What is the population of Badhawandand? 1,856 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badhawandand in? Bilaspur district (Pendra Road Gorella sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Badhawandand? 61.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra-road-gorella/badhawandand/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.