# Bandra Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Bandra

Bandra is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 203 households**, the 35th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,210people (2011)
- 203households
- 59.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Bandra PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493928

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

## How far is Bandra from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)34 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)26 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 Bandra?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hiwarkhedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Bandra known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and wheat**. About 61% of the 836 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Bandra

Of every 100 households in Bandra in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandra · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**66%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****54%**

**54%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**51%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Bandra?

■ Bandra · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718**

**970

Working population ****71.5%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 49.3% for women. 71% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 389 (45%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 301 (35%)

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

- Khami1,266 people
- Bhajiya1,263 people
- Bhaji Pani1,238 people
- Ghoghri1,234 people
- Lingpani1,178 people
- Dighawani1,164 people
- Baheriya1,135 people
- Chikhli Mukasa1,135 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bandra from Chhindwara?34 km by road
- What is the population of Bandra?1,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandra in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bandra?59.2% (Census 2011)