Anda is a village located in Durg Tehsil of

Durg district Durg district is a district situated in Chhattisgarh, India. The district headquarters is Durg. The district covers an area of 2,238 km². As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of Districts of Chhattisgarh ...

in the

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Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...

. The village population is estimated to be at 4,169. As the constitution of India and

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, Anda village is administrated by a

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(Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village. Village Anda It is believed that the name of this village was not Anda since the time of Lord Krishna. This village is located in Durg district of Chhattisgarh state. This is the distance of the village, about 13 km from Durg bus stand. It is a matter of Dwapar era, at that time the number of snakes was more.

Geography

Anda is located at 15 km south of

Durg Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg- Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg- Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Rai ...

(the district's headquarters) and 48 km from

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...

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

Tehsil towards north,

Bhilai Bhilai is a city in Durg district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. Along with its twin-city Durg, the urban agglomeration of Durg-Bhilai Nagar has a population of more than a million, making it the second-larges ...

Tehsil towards north,

Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon is a city in Rajnandgaon District, in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. the population of the city was 163,122. Rajnandgaon district came into existence on 26January 1973, as a result of the division of Durg district. History Or ...

Tehsil towards west, Pata Tehsil towards east.

, Durg-Bhilai Nagar,

Balod Balod is a city on the banks of the River Tandula and a nagar palika in Balod district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Balod is 44 km from Dhamtari and 58 km from Durg. Balod has one college, one court, one community health cent ...

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. *Literacy Anda village has higher

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rate, as compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011,

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

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

Education

Schools

* Government Higher Secondary School, And a. * Government Primary School, Anda. * Priyadarshini Public School, Anda.

Nearest colleges

* Shaildevi Mahavidyalay Anda. * Rajiv Lochan Ayurved Medical College, Chandkhuri. * Garv Institute Of Management & Technology (gimt), Durg. * Bharti College Of Engineering And Technology (bcet), Durg.

Connectivity

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Near By Anda *Raipur Airport, 55 km from Anda. Railway Stations Connecting Anda *Risama 5 km from Anda. *Gunderdehi 14 km from Anda. *Durg 16 km from Anda Major Railway Station that connects to Maximum Number of Main stations in India. *Bhilai Nagar 14 km from Anda.

References

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External links

Official Durg government siteOfficial Durg government siteOfficial Ministry of Panchayati raj site
Villages in Durg district