Village · Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum
# Baniya Kandar

Baniya Kandar is a village in Baharagora sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 832301. The 2011 Census counted 262 people in 54 households, the 197th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.
- 262 people (2011)
- 54 households
- 56.9% literacy
- 832301 PIN code

## Baniya Kandar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Baniya Kandar is 832301. Baniya Kandar falls in Baharagora sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 832301
- Gram panchayat Bhutiya
- Community development block Baharagora
- Census village code 364635

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

## How far is Baniya Kandar from nearby towns?
- Chakulia (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Baniya Kandar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Baniya Kandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bahragora
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Barhagora
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bahragora
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baniya Kandar known for?

The main crops are rice. About 22% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Baniya Kandar

Of every 100 households in Baniya Kandar in 2011, 74 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baniya Kandar · ■ Baharagora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 74% 78%
- Toilet within the home 4% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 84%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 34% 57%
- Television 7% 18%
- Mobile phone 49% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 2% 20%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Baniya Kandar?

■ Baniya Kandar · ■ Baharagora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 64.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1312 944
- Working population 55.3% 44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 39.8% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (13%) · ■ Other work 18 (12%) · ■ Marginal 88 (61%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Baharagora
- Kendua 271 people
- Kalamati 269 people
- Sansabera 269 people
- Pathandiha 268 people
- Paklo 261 people
- Banshda 259 people
- Brindabanpur 259 people
- Bara Kuliya 256 people

All 451 villages in Baharagora

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Baniya Kandar? 832301
- What is the population of Baniya Kandar? 262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baniya Kandar in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Baharagora sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Baniya Kandar? 56.9% (Census 2011)

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