# Araiband Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur 

# Araiband

Araiband is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495330**. The 2011 Census counted **1,182 people in 253 households**, the 79th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,182people (2011)
- 253households
- 63.8%literacy
- 495330PIN code

## Araiband PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Araiband is 495330.** Araiband falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495330
- Gram panchayatAraiband
- Community development blockTakhatpur
- Census village code438605

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

## How far is Araiband from nearby towns?

- Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Takhatpur (nearest town)9 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 Araiband?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Araiband; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Takhatpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Takhatpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Araiband known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 59% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Araiband

Of every 100 households in Araiband in 2011, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Araiband · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**27%

Television ****17%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Araiband?

■ Araiband · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**956

Working population ****45.8%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 49.5% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 391 (72%) · **■** Other work 63 (12%) · **■** Marginal 87 (16%)

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 Takhatpur

- Ranidera1,274 people
- Karan Kapa1,267 people
- Limha1,255 people
- Pondi1,209 people
- Kanchanpur1,182 people
- Pura1,182 people
- Binauri1,153 people
- Pakariya1,150 people

[All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Araiband?495330
- How far is Araiband from Bilaspur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Araiband?1,182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Araiband in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Araiband?63.8% (Census 2011)