Anda, Chhattisgarh

Anda
Anda

Location in Chhattisgarh, India

Coordinates: 21°04′08″N 81°16′41″E / 21.0688474°N 81.2781429°E / 21.0688474; 81.2781429Coordinates: 21°04′08″N 81°16′41″E / 21.0688474°N 81.2781429°E / 21.0688474; 81.2781429
Country  India
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Government
  Type Gram Panchayat
Elevation 299 m (981 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 4,169
Languages
  Official Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 491221
Telephone code 0788
Vehicle registration CG-07
Village of Chhattisgarh

Anda is a village located in Durg Tehsil of Durg district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The village population is estimated to be at 4,169.

As the constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Anda village is administrated by a Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Geography

Anda is located at 21°04′N 81°16′E / 21.06°N 81.27°E / 21.06; 81.27 15 km south of Durg (the district's headquarters) and 48 km from Raipur the state capital.

The postal head office has pincode 491221.

Kuthrel ( 3 km ), Janjgiri ( 3 km ), Otebandh ( 3 km ), Danganiya ( 4 km ), Risama ( 5 km ) are the nearby Villages to Anda.

Anda is surrounded by Durg Tehsil towards north, Bhilai Tehsil towards north, Rajnandgaon Tehsil towards west, Pata Tehsil towards east. Bhilai , Durg-Bhilai Nagar , Rajnandgaon , Balod are the nearby cities to Anda.

Demographics

In Anda village, the population of children aged 0–6 is 474, which makes up 11.37% of Anda's total population. Average Sex Ratio of Anda village is 1,012 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for Anda as per census is 904, which is lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Anda village has higher literacy rate, as compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Anda village was 81.60% compared to 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. In Anda male literacy stands at 91.17%, while the female literacy rate was 72.28%.

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.17% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.76% of total population in Anda village.

In Anda village out of total population, 1,829 were employed or working for themselves. 66.76% of workers describe their work as "main work" (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.24% were involved in "Marginal activity" providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,829 workers engaged in "main work", 261 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 222 were Agricultural laborers.

Places of interest

In a village named Sohadar there is a very famous Devi temple. Every year in Chaitra Navratri an Akhand Jyot is lit up.

Otebandh village is 3.8 km from Anda village. There is a famous Vishnu temple located in this village.

Balod is 45 km from anda village. Jhalmala Devi temple is very famous in Balod.

Education

Schools

Nearest colleges

Connectivity

Airports Near By Anda

Railway Stations Connecting Anda

Major Railway Station that connects to Maximum Number of Main stations in India.

External links

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