# Bandirev Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/bandirev/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Bandirev Bandirev is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606710**. The 2011 Census counted **872 people in 189 households**, the 92nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 872people (2011) - 189households - 61.8%literacy - 606710PIN code ## Bandirev PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bandirev is 606710.** Bandirev falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606710 - Gram panchayatUrgoundanur - Community development blockJawadhu Hills - Census village code631844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bandirev from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)67 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)27 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 Bandirev? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bandirev; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Valayampattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Bandirev known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and samai**. About 47% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Bandirev Of every 100 households in Bandirev in 2011, 90 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bandirev · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****74%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **85% Use banking services ****4%** **29% Television ****86%** **80% Mobile phone ****39%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Bandirev? ■ Bandirev · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **885 Working population ****62.6%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 47.1% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 498 (91%) 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 Chengam - Anandavadi936 people - Senthamangalam914 people - Unnamalaipalayam905 people - Karungalipadipatti886 people - Nandimangalam866 people - Naradapattu864 people - Manikkal848 people - Kurumapatti813 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bandirev?606710 - How far is Bandirev from Tiruvannamalai?67 km by road - What is the population of Bandirev?872 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandirev in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Bandirev?61.8% (Census 2011)