# Soura Bandha Village, Kurud, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kurud, Dhamtari 

# Soura Bandha

Soura Bandha is a village in Kurud sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491229**. The 2011 Census counted **967 people in 176 households**, the 97th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 967people (2011)
- 176households
- 85.8%literacy
- 491229PIN code

## Soura Bandha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soura Bandha is 491229.** Soura Bandha falls in Kurud sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491229
- Gram panchayatJugdehi
- Community development blockKurud
- Census village code446821

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

## How far is Soura Bandha from nearby towns?

- Kurud (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bhakhara (nearest town)15 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 Soura Bandha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Soura Bandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Silauti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamtari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Soura Bandha known for?

About 87% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Soura Bandha

Of every 100 households in Soura Bandha in 2011, 94 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soura Bandha · ■ Kurud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**74%

Tap water ****80%**

**15%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****55%**

**60%

Television ****70%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

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 Soura Bandha?

■ Soura Bandha · ■ Kurud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**966

Working population ****52.4%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 76.2% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (43%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 71 (14%)

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 Kurud

- Silidih1,000 people
- Kamraude997 people
- Bangoli984 people
- Siltara983 people
- Paraswani953 people
- Kotgaon938 people
- Mendaraka934 people
- Nawagaon934 people

[All 132 villages in Kurud](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soura Bandha?491229
- How far is Soura Bandha from Dhamtari?25 km by road
- What is the population of Soura Bandha?967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soura Bandha in?Dhamtari district (Kurud sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Soura Bandha?85.8% (Census 2011)