Village · Balrampur, Surguja
# Rajbandha

Rajbandha is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497220. The 2011 Census counted 635 people in 159 households, the 80th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.
- 635 people (2011)
- 159 households
- 61.3% literacy
- 497220 PIN code

## Rajbandha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rajbandha is 497220. Rajbandha falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497220
- Gram panchayat Sarangpur
- Community development block Balrampur
- Census village code 432019

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

## How far is Rajbandha from nearby towns?
- Balrampur (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 109 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town) 17 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rajbandha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rajbandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tatapani
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Balrampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rajbandha known for?

About 61% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rajbandha

Of every 100 households in Rajbandha in 2011, 16 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rajbandha · ■ Balrampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 16% 26%
- Toilet within the home 0% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 63% 66%
- Television 4% 7%
- Mobile phone 13% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 48% 47%
- 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 Rajbandha?

■ Rajbandha · ■ Balrampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.3% 56.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 831 965
- Working population 48.7% 51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 46.5% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 174 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 55 (18%) · ■ Other work 19 (6%) · ■ Marginal 61 (20%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Balrampur
- Chirkoma 656 people
- Adhaura 655 people
- Turridih 652 people
- Shankarpur 637 people
- Lurghutta 632 people
- Mukha 612 people
- Maheshpur 587 people
- Banaur 578 people

All 124 villages in Balrampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rajbandha? 497220
- How far is Rajbandha from Ambikapur? 109 km by road
- What is the population of Rajbandha? 635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajbandha in? Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Rajbandha? 61.3% (Census 2011)

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