Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja
# Hansdand

Hansdand is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 362 people in 87 households, the 89th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.
- 362 people (2011)
- 87 households
- 65.1% literacy
- 497116 PIN code

## Hansdand PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Hansdand is 497116. Hansdand falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497116
- Gram panchayat Kuwarpur
- Community development block Lakhanpur
- Census village code 433086

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

## How far is Hansdand from nearby towns?
- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 29 km by road
- Lakhanpur (nearest town) 6 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Hansdand?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Hansdand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service 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
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lakhanpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udaypur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hansdand known for?

The main crops are paddy, pulses and potato. Products made here include rope. About 27% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Hansdand

Of every 100 households in Hansdand in 2011, 62 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hansdand · ■ Lakhanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 62% 38%
- Toilet within the home 72% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 28% 88%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 24% 51%
- Television 5% 8%
- Mobile phone 12% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 56% 37%
- Own their home 95% 99%

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

## What is the population of Hansdand?

■ Hansdand · ■ Lakhanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.1% 53.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1080 991
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1238 992
- Working population 42.5% 51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 56.2% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 47 (31%) · ■ Other work 68 (44%) · ■ Marginal 24 (16%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur
- Goreyapipar 411 people
- Kanchanpur 404 people
- Jiwiliya 393 people
- Pathari 364 people
- Kotbarra 320 people
- Jama 308 people
- Alga 260 people
- Selra 211 people

All 96 villages in Lakhanpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Hansdand? 497116
- How far is Hansdand from Ambikapur? 29 km by road
- What is the population of Hansdand? 362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hansdand in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Hansdand? 65.1% (Census 2011)

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