Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Bana Bana is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494444. The 2011 Census counted 1,514 people in 382 households, the 40th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,514 people (2011) - 382 households - 66.4% literacy - 494444 PIN code ## Bana PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bana is 494444. Bana falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494444 - Gram panchayat Bamhani - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436645 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bana from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 19 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bana? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Akaltara - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Akaltara - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bana known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 49% of the 525 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bana Of every 100 households in Bana in 2011, 84 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bana · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 85% - Toilet within the home 17% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 85% - Tap water 0% 13% - Drinking water within premises 0% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 5% 22% - Television 12% 29% - Mobile phone 5% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 70% 35% - Own their home 96% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bana? ■ Bana · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.4% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 794 983 - Working population 53.4% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 53.0% for women. 52% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 142 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 484 (60%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 28 (3%) · ■ Marginal 152 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Parsahi 1,659 people - Banahil 1,629 people - Bhaisatara 1,602 people - Madhuwa 1,572 people - Kalyanpur 1,500 people - Farhada 1,496 people - Mudpar 1,408 people - Bamhani 1,403 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bana? 494444 - How far is Bana from Janjgir? 19 km by road - What is the population of Bana? 1,514 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bana in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bana? 66.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/bana/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.