Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon
# Banshi Banjari

Banshi Banjari is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491661. The 2011 Census counted 521 people in 119 households, the 167th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 521 people (2011)
- 119 households
- 77.6% literacy
- 491661 PIN code

## Banshi Banjari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Banshi Banjari is 491661. Banshi Banjari falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491661
- Gram panchayat Chando
- Community development block Chhuria
- Census village code 441028

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Banshi Banjari from nearby towns?
- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Dongargaon (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Banshi Banjari?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dongargaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dongargaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banshi Banjari known for?

About 64% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Banshi Banjari

Of every 100 households in Banshi Banjari in 2011, 70 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banshi Banjari · ■ Chhuriya rural average
- Electricity for lighting 70% 84%
- Toilet within the home 0% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 98% 83%
- Television 12% 21%
- Mobile phone 6% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 10% 18%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banshi Banjari?

■ Banshi Banjari · ■ Chhuriya rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.6% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1109 1038
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1280 1008
- Working population 63.1% 56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 70.7% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 115 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 81 (25%) · ■ Other work 10 (3%) · ■ Marginal 123 (37%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya
- Bhejra Tola 548 people
- Bakhru Tola 532 people
- Kesho Khairi 530 people
- Tumdi Kalan 524 people
- Kirgaha Tola 516 people
- Rani Talab 510 people
- Amgaon 496 people
- Gidhwa Bhanwar 487 people

All 218 villages in Chhuriya

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Banshi Banjari? 491661
- How far is Banshi Banjari from Rajnandgaon? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Banshi Banjari? 521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshi Banjari in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Banshi Banjari? 77.6% (Census 2011)

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