# Babhani Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Babhani

Babhani is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,098 people in 229 households**, the 59th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,098people (2011)
- 229households
- 52.8%literacy
- 497225PIN code

## Babhani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Babhani is 497225.** Babhani falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497225
- Gram panchayatBabhani
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432087

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

## How far is Babhani from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)150 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)50 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 Babhani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Babhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ragunathnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Babhani known for?

About 57% of the 626 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Babhani

Of every 100 households in Babhani in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Babhani · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****52%**

**59%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Babhani?

■ Babhani · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**952

Working population ****64.1%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 38.3% for women. 63% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 585 (83%)

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 Wadrafnagar

- Jogiyani1,234 people
- Mithilapur1,139 people
- Lamori1,117 people
- Gondla1,112 people
- Torpha1,092 people
- Rampur1,085 people
- Gaina1,064 people
- Gobara1,036 people

[All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Babhani?497225
- How far is Babhani from Ambikapur?150 km by road
- What is the population of Babhani?1,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhani in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Babhani?52.8% (Census 2011)