# Bhandi Village, Pendra, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pendra, Bilaspur 

# Bhandi

Bhandi is a village in Pendra sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495119**. The 2011 Census counted **2,571 people in 694 households**, the 3rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,571people (2011)
- 694households
- 60.3%literacy
- 495119PIN code

## Bhandi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhandi is 495119.** Bhandi falls in Pendra sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495119
- Gram panchayatBhandi
- Community development blockGaurella No.1
- Census village code437610

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

## How far is Bhandi from nearby towns?

- Pendra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)119 km by road
- Pendra (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 Bhandi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandi; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kotami
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pendra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pendra Road
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Bhandi known for?

About 69% of the 1,001 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Bhandi

Of every 100 households in Bhandi in 2011, 82 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandi · ■ Pendra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**33%

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 Bhandi?

■ Bhandi · ■ Pendra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**972

Working population ****59.3%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 49.5% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 351 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (15%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (4%) · **■** Marginal 881 (58%)

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

- Bacharwar4,297 people
- Patgawan3,552 people
- Murmur2,421 people
- Kotmi Kalan2,252 people
- Jhabar2,116 people
- Girari2,082 people

[All 51 villages in Pendra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhandi?495119
- How far is Bhandi from Bilaspur?119 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandi?2,571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandi in?Bilaspur district (Pendra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandi?60.3% (Census 2011)
