# Banwahi Village, Nagbhir, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Nagbhir, Chandrapur 

# Banwahi

Banwahi is a village in Nagbhir sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 135 households**, the 80th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 479people (2011)
- 135households
- 72.3%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Banwahi PIN code and other codes

Banwahi falls in Nagbhir sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNagbhir
- Census village code540590

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

## How far is Banwahi from nearby towns?

- Nagbhir (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)113 km by road
- Brahmapuri (nearest town)32 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 Banwahi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagbhid
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagbhid
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Banwahi known for?

About 64% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Banwahi

Of every 100 households in Banwahi in 2011, 63 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banwahi · ■ Nagbhir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****77%**

**67%

Television ****14%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Banwahi?

■ Banwahi · ■ Nagbhir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**947

Working population ****61.6%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 65.4% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (41%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 81 (27%)

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 Nagbhir

- Chindhimal515 people
- Kachepar501 people
- Tekari492 people
- Kasarla486 people
- Khadki469 people
- Khadki432 people
- Korambi403 people
- Huma385 people

[All 138 villages in Nagbhir](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/nagbhir/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banwahi from Chandrapur?113 km by road
- What is the population of Banwahi?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banwahi in?Chandrapur district (Nagbhir sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Banwahi?72.3% (Census 2011)