Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Banpali Banpali is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493558. The 2011 Census counted 275 people in 76 households, the 206th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 275 people (2011) - 76 households - 74.4% literacy - 493558 PIN code ## Banpali PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Banpali is 493558. Banpali falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493558 - Gram panchayat Amarkot - Community development block Saraipali - Census village code 445887 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Banpali from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ) 122 km by road - Saraipali (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Banpali? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Banpali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Patsendri - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Saraipali - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mahasamund - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Banpali known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and kidney-bean. About 87% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Banpali Of every 100 households in Banpali in 2011, 87 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banpali · ■ Saraipali rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 82% - Toilet within the home 10% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 87% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 5% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 27% 63% - Television 25% 20% - Mobile phone 40% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 22% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Banpali? ■ Banpali · ■ Saraipali rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.4% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 884 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 562 953 - Working population 65.8% 47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 62.5% for women. 63% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 55 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 41 (23%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 83 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saraipali - Jamadalkha 288 people - Paikpara 282 people - Palsapali 281 people - Daugudi 279 people - Joba 272 people - Podapali 266 people - Hardasarar 265 people - Pujaripali 251 people All 237 villages in Saraipali ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banpali? 493558 - How far is Banpali from Mahasamund? 122 km by road - What is the population of Banpali? 275 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banpali in? Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Banpali? 74.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/banpali/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.