# Andi Village, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Andi

Andi is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,291 people in 287 households**, the 21st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 1,291people (2011)
- 287households
- 78.6%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Andi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Andi is 493558.** Andi falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatAndi
- Community development blockKanker
- Census village code447799

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

## How far is Andi from nearby towns?

- Kanker (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kanker (nearest town)30 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 Andi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Andi; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 15 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 Andi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 77% of the 571 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Andi

Of every 100 households in Andi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Andi · ■ Kanker rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**84%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**34%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Andi?

■ Andi · ■ Kanker rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**1001

Working population ****53.3%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 67.3% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 211 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (26%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 258 (38%)

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 Kanker

- Hatkongera1,508 people
- Markatola1,459 people
- Kokanpur1,424 people
- Telawat1,366 people
- Anjani1,271 people
- Kurishtikur1,208 people
- Pidhapal1,202 people
- Kapsi1,140 people

[All 100 villages in Kanker](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Andi?493558
- How far is Andi from Kanker?30 km by road
- What is the population of Andi?1,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andi in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Andi?78.6% (Census 2011)
