Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa
# Bamhnidih

Bamhnidih is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495660. The 2011 Census counted 5,486 people in 1,273 households, the 5th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.
- 5,486 people (2011)
- 1,273 households
- 73.3% literacy
- 495660 PIN code

## Bamhnidih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bamhnidih is 495660. Bamhnidih falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495660
- Gram panchayat Bamhnidih
- Community development block Bamhnidih
- Census village code 436865

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

## How far is Bamhnidih from nearby towns?
- Champa (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 27 km by road
- Champa (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bamhnidih?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhnidih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Degree college In village · 1 private
- ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saragaon
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bamhnidih known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 60% of the 825 hectares of village land is sown, and 393 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bamhnidih

Of every 100 households in Bamhnidih in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bamhnidih · ■ Champa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 88%
- Toilet within the home 26% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 87%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 97%
- Use banking services 25% 20%
- Television 38% 34%
- Mobile phone 29% 28%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 36% 29%
- Own their home 90% 96%

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

## What is the population of Bamhnidih?

■ Bamhnidih · ■ Champa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 72.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 935
- Working population 57.1% 55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 315 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (2%) · ■ Household industry 26 (1%) · ■ Other work 481 (15%) · ■ Marginal 2,230 (71%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Champa
- Seoni 9,271 people
- Kosmanda 8,530 people
- Birra 7,805 people
- Choriya 6,199 people
- Hathnewara 5,007 people
- Kurda 4,753 people
- Kamrid 4,723 people
- Pondishankar 4,468 people

All 86 villages in Champa

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bamhnidih? 495660
- How far is Bamhnidih from Janjgir? 27 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhnidih? 5,486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhnidih in? Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhnidih? 73.3% (Census 2011)

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