Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Banahil Banahil is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495553. The 2011 Census counted 1,629 people in 362 households, the 37th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,629 people (2011) - 362 households - 64.9% literacy - 495553 PIN code ## Banahil PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Banahil is 495553. Banahil falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495553 - Gram panchayat Banahil - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436624 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Banahil from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 22 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Banahil? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Banahil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nariyara - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Banahil known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 60% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Banahil Of every 100 households in Banahil in 2011, 90 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banahil · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 85% - Toilet within the home 70% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 30% 85% - Tap water 43% 13% - Drinking water within premises 7% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 14% 22% - Television 28% 29% - Mobile phone 23% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 25% 35% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Banahil? ■ Banahil · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.9% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1041 983 - Working population 48.7% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 52.2% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 422 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 271 (34%) · ■ Household industry 31 (4%) · ■ Other work 37 (5%) · ■ Marginal 32 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Pakariya 1,911 people - Buchihardi 1,892 people - Akaltari 1,751 people - Parsahi 1,659 people - Bhaisatara 1,602 people - Madhuwa 1,572 people - Bana 1,514 people - Kalyanpur 1,500 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banahil? 495553 - How far is Banahil from Janjgir? 22 km by road - What is the population of Banahil? 1,629 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banahil in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Banahil? 64.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/banahil/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.