Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Bhansi Bhansi is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494551. The 2011 Census counted 1,365 people in 347 households, the 17th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%. - 1,365 people (2011) - 347 households - 55.0% literacy - 494551 PIN code ## Bhansi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhansi is 494551. Bhansi falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494551 - Gram panchayat Bhansi - Community development block Dantewada - Census village code 450093 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhansi from nearby towns? - Dantewada (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 19 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhansi? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Bhansi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Badebacheli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kirandul - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhansi known for? The main crops are paddy, horse gram and maize. About 82% of the 668 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhansi Of every 100 households in Bhansi in 2011, 68 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhansi · ■ Dantewada rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 29% - Toilet within the home 19% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 92% - Tap water 19% 2% - Drinking water within premises 15% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 98% - Use banking services 36% 31% - Television 27% 6% - Mobile phone 24% 10% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 56% 62% - Own their home 84% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhansi? ■ Bhansi · ■ Dantewada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.0% 32.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 1070 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 886 992 - Working population 50.0% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.1% for men and 42.4% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 379 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (4%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 132 (19%) · ■ Marginal 132 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dantewada - Gamawada 1,574 people - Balpet 1,568 people - Matenar 1,516 people - Chandenar 1,435 people - Kumharras 1,309 people - Toylanka 1,088 people - Chitaloor 1,020 people - Kawalnar 1,007 people All 59 villages in Dantewada ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhansi? 494551 - How far is Bhansi from Dantewada? 19 km by road - What is the population of Bhansi? 1,365 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhansi in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bhansi? 55.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/bhansi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.