# Bandhi Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Bandhi

Bandhi is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 94 households**, the 128th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 496people (2011)
- 94households
- 57.7%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Bandhi PIN code and other codes

Bandhi falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493874

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

## How far is Bandhi from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)55 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)15 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 Bandhi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bandhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lahgaoaa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Bandhi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 61% of the 402 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Bandhi

Of every 100 households in Bandhi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandhi · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**66%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****93%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Bandhi?

■ Bandhi · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**970

Working population ****55.6%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 47.4% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (45%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 36 (13%)

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 Amarwara

- Sagonia538 people
- Bahmanwada520 people
- Sariyapani515 people
- Dungariya Raiyatwari505 people
- Dhabai485 people
- Khamra Rajaram483 people
- Thawri Kalan480 people
- Pipariya Birsa473 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bandhi from Chhindwara?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bandhi?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandhi in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bandhi?57.7% (Census 2011)