# Bamhandih Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund 

# Bamhandih

Bamhandih is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492112**. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 111 households**, the 159th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 481people (2011)
- 111households
- 73.6%literacy
- 492112PIN code

## Bamhandih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bamhandih is 492112.** Bamhandih falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code492112
- Gram panchayatPatperpali Kalan
- Community development blockBagbahara
- Census village code446581

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

## How far is Bamhandih from nearby towns?

- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)51 km by road
- Bagbahara (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 Bamhandih?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhandih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Koma Khan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bamhandih known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and wheat**. About 70% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bamhandih

Of every 100 households in Bamhandih in 2011, 86 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamhandih · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**54%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****9%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Bamhandih?

■ Bamhandih · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**993

Working population ****54.7%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 64.4% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 243 (92%)

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 Bagbahra

- Roda496 people
- Tarpongi492 people
- Bhalukona490 people
- Salhe Bhantha487 people
- Dumardih481 people
- Amethi480 people
- Sondadar480 people
- Amanpuri479 people

[All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bamhandih?492112
- How far is Bamhandih from Mahasamund?51 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhandih?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhandih in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhandih?73.6% (Census 2011)