# Bandhona Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Bandhona

Bandhona is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **965 people in 243 households**, the 62nd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 965people (2011)
- 243households
- 67.2%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Bandhona PIN code and other codes

Bandhona falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539253

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

## How far is Bandhona from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)20 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)20 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 Bandhona?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bandhona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunghada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Bandhona known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 491 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Bandhona

Of every 100 households in Bandhona in 2011, 75 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandhona · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**25%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****91%**

**74%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Bandhona?

■ Bandhona · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**970

Working population ****64.1%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 57.7% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 158 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (42%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 162 (26%)

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 Chamorshi

- Thakurnagar1,006 people
- Shankarpur1,001 people
- Markandadeo994 people
- Ravindrapur971 people
- Kunghada Mal958 people
- Chapalwada929 people
- Laxmanpur929 people
- Narendrapur921 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bandhona from Gadchiroli?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bandhona?965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandhona in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bandhona?67.2% (Census 2011)