Village · Malkharoda, Janjgir - Champa
# Bandora

Bandora is a village in Malkharoda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495695. The 2011 Census counted 2,707 people in 663 households, the 12th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.
- 2,707 people (2011)
- 663 households
- 69.5% literacy
- 495695 PIN code

## Bandora PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bandora is 495695. Bandora falls in Malkharoda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495695
- Gram panchayat Bandora
- Community development block Malkharoda
- Census village code 437257

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

## How far is Bandora from nearby towns?
- Malkharoda (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Adbhar (nearest town) 3 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bandora?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bandora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service 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
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Malkharoda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Malkharoda
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 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 Bandora known for?

The main crops are paddy and wheat. About 73% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bandora

Of every 100 households in Bandora in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bandora · ■ Malkharoda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 94%
- Toilet within the home 13% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 87%
- Tap water 4% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 16% 24%
- Television 25% 32%
- Mobile phone 19% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 40% 28%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Bandora?

■ Bandora · ■ Malkharoda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.5% 70.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1002 1008
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1022 946
- Working population 55.4% 58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 61.3% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 136 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 91 (6%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 140 (9%) · ■ Marginal 1,132 (75%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Malkharoda
- Sakarra 3,089 people
- Kurda 2,867 people
- Sapiya 2,865 people
- Nariyara 2,738 people
- Amandula 2,290 people
- Kalmi 2,237 people
- Pirda 2,184 people
- Sonadula 2,128 people

All 109 villages in Malkharoda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bandora? 495695
- How far is Bandora from Janjgir? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Bandora? 2,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandora in? Janjgir - Champa district (Malkharoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bandora? 69.5% (Census 2011)

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