Village · Rajpur, Surguja # Banda Banda is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,481 people in 310 households, the 29th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 1,481 people (2011) - 310 households - 47.8% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Banda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Banda is 497001. Banda falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Banda - Community development block Rajpur - Census village code 433310 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Banda from nearby towns? - Rajpur (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 29 km by road - Rajpur (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Banda? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Banda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 5–10 km · Bariyon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 13 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Banda known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 73% of the 661 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Banda Of every 100 households in Banda in 2011, 44 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banda · ■ Rajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 44% 54% - Toilet within the home 2% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 91% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 77% 67% - Television 6% 11% - Mobile phone 15% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 34% 31% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Banda? ■ Banda · ■ Rajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.8% 54.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 904 974 - Working population 53.1% 52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.1% for men and 40.3% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 284 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 353 (45%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 28 (4%) · ■ Marginal 121 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajpur - Ghatgaon 1,537 people - Baghima 1,521 people - Akhora Khurd 1,489 people - Karji 1,482 people - Kodaura 1,457 people - Ghorghadi 1,445 people - Okra 1,365 people - Basen 1,315 people All 86 villages in Rajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banda? 497001 - How far is Banda from Ambikapur? 29 km by road - What is the population of Banda? 1,481 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banda in? Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Banda? 47.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/banda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.