# Banapati Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja 

# Banapati

Banapati is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 214 households**, the 55th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 214households
- 59.4%literacy
- 497220PIN code

## Banapati PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banapati is 497220.** Banapati falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497220
- Gram panchayatBanapati
- Community development blockRamchandrapur
- Census village code431891

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

## How far is Banapati from nearby towns?

- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)130 km by road
- Ramanujganj (nearest town)28 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 Banapati?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanujganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Banapati known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 37% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Banapati

Of every 100 households in Banapati in 2011, 40 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banapati · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**27%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**100%

Use banking services ****88%**

**62%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Banapati?

■ Banapati · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**951

Working population ****22.8%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 46.8% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (23%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (11%) · **■** Marginal 23 (8%)

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 Ramanujganj

- Krishnanagar1,236 people
- Purandih1,225 people
- Sundarpur1,204 people
- Chunapather1,198 people
- Dhauli1,163 people
- Basera Khurd1,158 people
- Tatiather1,154 people
- Tameshwarnagar1,072 people

[All 113 villages in Ramanujganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banapati?497220
- How far is Banapati from Ambikapur?130 km by road
- What is the population of Banapati?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banapati in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Banapati?59.4% (Census 2011)