# Lokhandi Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/lokhandi/ Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur # Lokhandi Lokhandi is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495009**. The 2011 Census counted **3,373 people in 606 households**, the 12th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 3,373people (2011) - 606households - 63.1%literacy - 495009PIN code ## Lokhandi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lokhandi is 495009.** Lokhandi falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495009 - Gram panchayatLokhandi - Community development blockTakhatpur - Census village code438682 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lokhandi from nearby towns? - Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)6 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town)6 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 Lokhandi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Lokhandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bilaspur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bilaspur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bilaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Lokhandi known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 64% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Lokhandi Of every 100 households in Lokhandi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lokhandi · ■ Takhatpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **88% Toilet within the home ****18%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****19%** **27% Television ****48%** **29% Mobile phone ****28%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****12%** **28% Own their home ****96%** **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 Lokhandi? ■ Lokhandi · ■ Takhatpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **956 Working population ****41.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 50.2% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 293 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (28%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 102 (7%) · **■** Marginal 566 (41%) 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 - Bharni3,770 people - Saida3,713 people - Kharkena3,702 people - Mochh3,469 people - Jaraundha3,269 people - Lakhasar3,132 people - Bija3,086 people - Chanadongri3,049 people [All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lokhandi?495009 - How far is Lokhandi from Bilaspur?6 km by road - What is the population of Lokhandi?3,373 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lokhandi in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Lokhandi?63.1% (Census 2011)