# Banjhorka Village, Pendra Road Gorella – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Pendra Road Gorella, Bilaspur 

# Banjhorka

Banjhorka is a village in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495117**. The 2011 Census counted **777 people in 227 households**, the 62nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 777people (2011)
- 227households
- 57.2%literacy
- 495117PIN code

## Banjhorka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banjhorka is 495117.** Banjhorka falls in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495117
- Gram panchayatBanjhorka
- Community development blockGaurella No.2
- Census village code437494

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

## How far is Banjhorka from nearby towns?

- Gaurella (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Gaurella (nearest town)10 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 Banjhorka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Banjhorka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jogisar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pendra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pendra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Banjhorka known for?

About 22% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Banjhorka

Of every 100 households in Banjhorka in 2011, 80 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banjhorka · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**53%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Banjhorka?

■ Banjhorka · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**978

Working population ****68.9%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 40.8% for women. 68% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 424 (79%)

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 Pendra Road Gorella

- Belgahna821 people
- Jhirnapondi814 people
- Andu787 people
- Paterkoni787 people
- Kotariyadand773 people
- Poota765 people
- Ranijhap708 people
- Khanta657 people

[All 85 villages in Pendra Road Gorella](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra-road-gorella/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banjhorka?495117
- How far is Banjhorka from Bilaspur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Banjhorka?777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banjhorka in?Bilaspur district (Pendra Road Gorella sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Banjhorka?57.2% (Census 2011)