Village · Nagri, Dhamtari
# Barbandha

Barbandha is a village in Nagri sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493773. The 2011 Census counted 696 people in 157 households, the 74th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.
- 696 people (2011)
- 157 households
- 70.6% literacy
- 493773 PIN code

## Barbandha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Barbandha is 493773. Barbandha falls in Nagri sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493773
- Gram panchayat Kurridih
- Community development block Sihwa
- Census village code 447185

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Barbandha from nearby towns?
- Nagari (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ) 21 km by road
- Dhamtari (nearest town) 21 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Barbandha?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kukrel
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhamtari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhatgaon
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barbandha known for?

About 65% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Barbandha

Of every 100 households in Barbandha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barbandha · ■ Nagri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 77%
- Toilet within the home 89% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 11% 78%
- Tap water 32% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 95% 62%
- Television 38% 19%
- Mobile phone 35% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 9% 23%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barbandha?

■ Barbandha · ■ Nagri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.6% 74.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1035 1029
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1256 984
- Working population 58.8% 57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 59.3% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 196 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 119 (29%) · ■ Household industry 9 (2%) · ■ Other work 31 (8%) · ■ Marginal 54 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nagri
- Kongera 743 people
- Birnasilli 727 people
- Kurridih 721 people
- Amabahar 718 people
- Govindpur 696 people
- Jaitpuri 696 people
- Lakhanpuri 694 people
- Mainpur 687 people

All 249 villages in Nagri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Barbandha? 493773
- How far is Barbandha from Dhamtari? 21 km by road
- What is the population of Barbandha? 696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barbandha in? Dhamtari district (Nagri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Barbandha? 70.6% (Census 2011)

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