# Chhota Bande Mahal Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/chhota-bande-mahal/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Chhota Bande Mahal Chhota Bande Mahal is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140098**. The 2011 Census counted **197 people in 35 households**, the 136th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 197people (2011) - 35households - 86.0%literacy - 140098PIN code ## Chhota Bande Mahal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhota Bande Mahal is 140098.** Chhota Bande Mahal falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140098 - Gram panchayatChhote Bande Mahal - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038689 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhota Bande Mahal from nearby towns? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)6 km by road - Rupnagar (nearest town)6 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 Chhota Bande Mahal? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Chhota Bande Mahal; 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 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 Chhota Bande Mahal known for? The main crops are **milk, wheat and ganna**. Products made here include ghee, atta and gur. About 82% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Chhota Bande Mahal Of every 100 households in Chhota Bande Mahal in 2011, 91 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Chhota Bande Mahal · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **98% Toilet within the home ****32%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **35% Tap water ****24%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **65% Use banking services ****94%** **76% Television ****94%** **85% Mobile phone ****80%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****68%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% 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 Chhota Bande Mahal? ■ Chhota Bande Mahal · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375** **837 Working population ****36.0%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 82.7% for women. 65% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (8%) · **■** Other work 37 (52%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%) 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 Rup Nagar - Pathreri Rajputan235 people - Ahmedpur226 people - Pathar Majra224 people - Himatpur207 people - Sangatpur189 people - Majri188 people - Gandhon Khurd187 people - Atalgarh186 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhota Bande Mahal?140098 - How far is Chhota Bande Mahal from Rupnagar?6 km by road - What is the population of Chhota Bande Mahal?197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhota Bande Mahal in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Chhota Bande Mahal?86.0% (Census 2011)