# Bankhaira Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham 

# Bankhaira

Bankhaira is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 32 households**, the 181st largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 131people (2011)
- 32households
- 49.1%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Bankhaira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bankhaira is 491995.** Bankhaira falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatBami
- Community development blockSahaspur Lohara
- Census village code439639

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

## How far is Bankhaira from nearby towns?

- Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sahaspur-Lohara (nearest town)13 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 Bankhaira?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bankhaira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Silhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sahaspur Lohara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Taro
- ○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 waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Bankhaira known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and kodo**. About 84% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Bankhaira

Of every 100 households in Bankhaira in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankhaira · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**71%

Television ****6%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bankhaira?

■ Bankhaira · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1556**

**991

Working population ****55.0%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 39.6% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 69 (96%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Sahaspur Lohara

- Uslapur159 people
- Padakipara150 people
- Pircha Tola141 people
- Bigarbharri138 people
- Ruse123 people
- Belhari100 people
- Kanwatola74 people
- Kinari Tola57 people

[All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bankhaira?491995
- How far is Bankhaira from Kawardha?36 km by road
- What is the population of Bankhaira?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankhaira in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankhaira?49.1% (Census 2011)