# Gowaband Village, Baloda, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa 

# Gowaband

Gowaband is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495668**. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 98 households**, the 64th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 356people (2011)
- 98households
- 73.5%literacy
- 495668PIN code

## Gowaband PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gowaband is 495668.** Gowaband falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495668
- Gram panchayatPahariya
- Community development blockBaloda
- Census village code436728

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

## How far is Gowaband from nearby towns?

- Baloda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)20 km by road
- Baloda (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 Gowaband?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gowaband; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Baloda
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Gowaband known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and linseed**. About 51% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Gowaband

Of every 100 households in Gowaband in 2011, 89 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gowaband · ■ Baloda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**21%

Television ****26%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**40%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Gowaband?

■ Gowaband · ■ Baloda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****471**

**968

Working population ****59.3%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 62.6% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 133 (63%)

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 Baloda

- Uslapur487 people
- Achanakpur431 people
- Parsabhata404 people
- Tingipur372 people
- Belandiyadih309 people
- Kharmora236 people
- Ghathadehi174 people
- Shanicharadih Damami146 people

[All 69 villages in Baloda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gowaband?495668
- How far is Gowaband from Janjgir?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gowaband?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowaband in?Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gowaband?73.5% (Census 2011)