# Gandai Kalan Village, Bodla, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/bodla/gandai-kalan/ Village · Bodla, Kabeerdham # Gandai Kalan Gandai Kalan is a village in Bodla sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 279 households**, the 34th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 1,166people (2011) - 279households - 59.8%literacy - 491995PIN code ## Gandai Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gandai Kalan is 491995.** Gandai Kalan falls in Bodla sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491995 - Gram panchayatGandai Kalan - Community development blockBodla - Census village code439364 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandai Kalan from nearby towns? - Bodla (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kawardha (district HQ)22 km by road - Bodla (nearest town)16 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 Gandai Kalan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gandai Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km - ○Degree college10+ km · Bodla - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Gandai Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and soyabean**. About 87% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 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 Gandai Kalan Of every 100 households in Gandai Kalan in 2011, 69 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gandai Kalan · ■ Bodla rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **82% Toilet within the home ****7%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **91% Tap water ****31%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****63%** **75% Television ****21%** **13% Mobile phone ****30%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****32%** **37% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gandai Kalan? ■ Gandai Kalan · ■ Bodla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793** **978 Working population ****51.5%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.6% for men and 48.1% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 237 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (14%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 265 (44%) 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 Bodla - Lalpur Kalan1,206 people - Chikhali1,193 people - Bhareli1,181 people - Gandai Khurd1,168 people - Bairakh1,165 people - Taregaon Maidan1,164 people - Jeodan Kalan1,153 people - Baijalpur1,135 people [All 343 villages in Bodla](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/bodla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandai Kalan?491995 - How far is Gandai Kalan from Kawardha?22 km by road - What is the population of Gandai Kalan?1,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandai Kalan in?Kabeerdham district (Bodla sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gandai Kalan?59.8% (Census 2011)