# Koundkera Village, Bade Rajpur, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bade-rajpur/koundkera/ Village · Bade Rajpur, Bastar # Koundkera Koundkera is a village in Bade Rajpur sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,779 people in 400 households**, the 16th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 1,779people (2011) - 400households - 70.5%literacy - 496001PIN code ## Koundkera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Koundkera is 496001.** Koundkera falls in Bade Rajpur sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496001 - Gram panchayatKoundkera - Community development blockBaderajpur - Census village code448620 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Koundkera from nearby towns? - Visrampuree (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)165 km by road - Visrampuree (nearest town)15 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 Koundkera? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Koundkera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Salna - ○Degree college10+ km · Keskal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visrampuree - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 Koundkera known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 61% of the 601 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Koundkera Of every 100 households in Koundkera in 2011, 59 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Koundkera · ■ Bade Rajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **44% Toilet within the home ****6%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****34%** **38% Television ****14%** **6% Mobile phone ****8%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **21% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Koundkera? ■ Koundkera · ■ Bade Rajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **55.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **1008 Working population ****57.6%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 60.7% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 391 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 567 (55%) 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 Bade Rajpur - Chhindli2,042 people - Chhoterajpur1,827 people - Marangpuri1,799 people - Tenwasa1,791 people - Taraibeda1,753 people - Khalari1,706 people - Pendrawand1,417 people - Parond1,345 people [All 55 villages in Bade Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bade-rajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Koundkera?496001 - How far is Koundkera from Jagdalpur?165 km by road - What is the population of Koundkera?1,779 (Census 2011) - Which district is Koundkera in?Bastar district (Bade Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Koundkera?70.5% (Census 2011)