# Banikhar Village, Kasdol, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasdol, Raipur 

# Banikhar

Banikhar is a village in Kasdol sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492112**. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 51 households**, the 164th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 301people (2011)
- 51households
- 60.2%literacy
- 492112PIN code

## Banikhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banikhar is 492112.** Banikhar falls in Kasdol sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code492112
- Gram panchayatNageda
- Community development blockKasdol
- Census village code444100

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

## How far is Banikhar from nearby towns?

- Kasdol (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)142 km by road
- Pithora (nearest town)40 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 Banikhar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Banikhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kasdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Banikhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 42% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Banikhar

Of every 100 households in Banikhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banikhar · ■ Kasdol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****22%**

**43%

Television ****57%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Banikhar?

■ Banikhar · ■ Kasdol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**992

Working population ****58.1%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 51.4% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 168 (96%)

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 Kasdol

- Gudagadh311 people
- Rawan305 people
- Bharka304 people
- Kalmidadar302 people
- Karmel298 people
- Kukarikona296 people
- Dewgaon294 people
- Chandidih291 people

[All 216 villages in Kasdol](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/kasdol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banikhar?492112
- How far is Banikhar from Raipur?142 km by road
- What is the population of Banikhar?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banikhar in?Raipur district (Kasdol sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Banikhar?60.2% (Census 2011)