# Banspahad Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Banspahad

Banspahad is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491557**. The 2011 Census counted **506 people in 103 households**, the 129th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 506people (2011)
- 103households
- 62.5%literacy
- 491557PIN code

## Banspahad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banspahad is 491557.** Banspahad falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491557
- Gram panchayatPitepani
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440627

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

## How far is Banspahad from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)62 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town)21 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 Banspahad?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Banspahad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Bortalab
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banspahad known for?

About 27% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Banspahad

Of every 100 households in Banspahad in 2011, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banspahad · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****92%**

**71%

Television ****32%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Banspahad?

■ Banspahad · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673**

**959

Working population ****66.6%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 50.2% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 233 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (7%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 68 (20%)

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 Dongargarh

- Manikpur539 people
- Jarwahi537 people
- Kharkhatola537 people
- Manki537 people
- Keshli505 people
- Thekewa497 people
- Hirapur494 people
- Khursipar Kalan479 people

[All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banspahad?491557
- How far is Banspahad from Rajnandgaon?62 km by road
- What is the population of Banspahad?506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banspahad in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Banspahad?62.5% (Census 2011)