# Onkarband Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund 

# Onkarband

Onkarband is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493551**. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 113 households**, the 174th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 449people (2011)
- 113households
- 68.1%literacy
- 493551PIN code

## Onkarband PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Onkarband is 493551.** Onkarband falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493551
- Gram panchayatOnkarband
- Community development blockBagbahara
- Census village code446745

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

## How far is Onkarband from nearby towns?

- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)17 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)17 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 Onkarband?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Onkarband; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khallari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Onkarband known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and peanut**. About 59% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Onkarband

Of every 100 households in Onkarband in 2011, 55 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Onkarband · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**54%

Television ****17%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Onkarband?

■ Onkarband · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****622**

**993

Working population ****45.4%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 57.1% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (60%) · **■** Household industry 13 (6%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%) · **■** Marginal 15 (7%)

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

- Dhamantori462 people
- Karagula459 people
- Lamisarar459 people
- Litiyadadar459 people
- Kokanajhar448 people
- Belar442 people
- Baniyatora437 people
- Kauhakuda433 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Onkarband?493551
- How far is Onkarband from Mahasamund?17 km by road
- What is the population of Onkarband?449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Onkarband in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Onkarband?68.1% (Census 2011)