# Behnar Village, Dantewada – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Behnar

Behnar is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494553**. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 116 households**, the 43rd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 9.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%.

- 430people (2011)
- 116households
- 9.9%literacy
- 494553PIN code

## Behnar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Behnar is 494553.** Behnar falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494553
- Gram panchayatNerli
- Community development blockDantewada
- Census village code450099

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

## How far is Behnar from nearby towns?

- Dantewada (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)5 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 Behnar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Behnar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badebacheli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kirandul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Behnar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kulthi**. About 40% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Behnar

Of every 100 households in Behnar in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Behnar · ■ Dantewada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**31%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**62%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Behnar?

■ Behnar · ■ Dantewada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****9.9%**

**32.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1070

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**992

Working population ****67.4%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 16.6% for men and 2.9% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 117 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 171 (59%)

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 Dantewada

- Kamaloor557 people
- Dumam523 people
- Tudparas481 people
- Purantarai449 people
- Padhapur406 people
- Dabpal393 people
- Gondpal349 people
- Bhairamband324 people

[All 59 villages in Dantewada](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Behnar?494553
- How far is Behnar from Dantewada?36 km by road
- What is the population of Behnar?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behnar in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Behnar?9.9% (Census 2011)