# Bhandar Village, Arang, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Arang, Raipur 

# Bhandar

Bhandar is a village in Arang sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493225**. The 2011 Census counted **3,281 people in 665 households**, the 13th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 3,281people (2011)
- 665households
- 67.7%literacy
- 493225PIN code

## Bhandar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhandar is 493225.** Bhandar falls in Arang sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493225
- Gram panchayatBhandarpuri
- Community development blockChandkhurai
- Census village code444439

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

## How far is Bhandar from nearby towns?

- Arang (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kharora (nearest town)18 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 Bhandar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jarve
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bhandar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 80% of the 1,245 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,256 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 Bhandar

Of every 100 households in Bhandar in 2011, 76 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhandar · ■ Arang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****6%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**52%

Television ****17%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Bhandar?

■ Bhandar · ■ Arang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**980

Working population ****38.5%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 57.7% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 579 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (28%) · **■** Other work 59 (5%) · **■** Marginal 273 (22%)

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 Arang

- Bhainsa3,594 people
- Bhansoj3,549 people
- Chandkhurai3,341 people
- Kurud-I3,339 people
- Kurud-23,279 people
- Farfaud3,161 people
- Parsada-33,161 people
- Chaparid3,113 people

[All 165 villages in Arang](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/arang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhandar?493225
- How far is Bhandar from Raipur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandar?3,281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandar in?Raipur district (Arang sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandar?67.7% (Census 2011)