# Nigarbandh Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/nigarbandh/ Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur # Nigarbandh Nigarbandh is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492099**. The 2011 Census counted **1,548 people in 302 households**, the 62nd largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 1,548people (2011) - 302households - 67.0%literacy - 492099PIN code ## Nigarbandh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nigarbandh is 492099.** Nigarbandh falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code492099 - Gram panchayatNigarbandh - Community development blockTakhatpur - Census village code438546 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nigarbandh from nearby towns? - Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)33 km by road - Takhatpur (nearest town)3 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 Nigarbandh? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Nigarbandh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Takhatpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Takhatpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pandariya - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Nigarbandh known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 53% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Nigarbandh Of every 100 households in Nigarbandh in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nigarbandh · ■ Takhatpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **88% Toilet within the home ****8%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****22%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****13%** **27% Television ****41%** **29% Mobile phone ****21%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****18%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **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 Nigarbandh? ■ Nigarbandh · ■ Takhatpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **956 Working population ****48.7%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 56.2% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 248 (33%) · **■** Marginal 254 (34%) 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 - Pondi1,604 people - Beltookri1,578 people - Pendri1,575 people - Panchbahra1,569 people - Khairi1,531 people - Bijaypur1,522 people - Bhadam1,478 people - Sonbandha1,456 people [All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nigarbandh?492099 - How far is Nigarbandh from Bilaspur?33 km by road - What is the population of Nigarbandh?1,548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nigarbandh in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nigarbandh?67.0% (Census 2011)