Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Banbhedi Banbhedi is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491441. The 2011 Census counted 1,016 people in 192 households, the 55th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,016 people (2011) - 192 households - 77.0% literacy - 491441 PIN code ## Banbhedi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Banbhedi is 491441. Banbhedi falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491441 - Gram panchayat Jangalpur - Community development block Dongargaon - Census village code 441101 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Banbhedi from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 9 km by road - Rajnandgaon (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Banbhedi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Banbhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jangalpur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rajnandgaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Banbhedi known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and gram. About 73% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Banbhedi Of every 100 households in Banbhedi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banbhedi · ■ Dongargaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 89% - Toilet within the home 5% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 77% - Tap water 0% 18% - Drinking water within premises 4% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 93% 78% - Television 38% 30% - Mobile phone 23% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 6% 18% - Own their home 93% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Banbhedi? ■ Banbhedi · ■ Dongargaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.0% 78.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 965 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1026 1002 - Working population 53.1% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 65.2% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 77 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 37 (7%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 236 (44%) · ■ Marginal 187 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargaon - Banhardi 1,076 people - Bhatgvna 1,051 people - Kohka 1,043 people - Argaon 1,024 people - Darrabandha 1,003 people - Mothal Dabri 980 people - Tendunala 963 people - Alikhunta 952 people All 113 villages in Dongargaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banbhedi? 491441 - How far is Banbhedi from Rajnandgaon? 9 km by road - What is the population of Banbhedi? 1,016 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banbhedi in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Banbhedi? 77.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/banbhedi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.