# Pakhnar Village, Darbha, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Darbha, Bastar 

# Pakhnar

Pakhnar is a village in Darbha sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494226**. The 2011 Census counted **3,652 people in 816 households**, the 3rd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.3%.

- 3,652people (2011)
- 816households
- 36.9%literacy
- 494226PIN code

## Pakhnar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pakhnar is 494226.** Pakhnar falls in Darbha sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494226
- Gram panchayatPakhnar
- Community development blockDarbha
- Census village code449585

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pakhnar from nearby towns?

- Darbha (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)58 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)58 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 Pakhnar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pakhnar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 13 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Pakhnar known for?

About 66% of the 3,533 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pakhnar

Of every 100 households in Pakhnar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakhnar · ■ Darbha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****9%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****7%**

**14%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**50%

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 Pakhnar?

■ Pakhnar · ■ Darbha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.9%**

**38.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003**

**974

Working population ****60.9%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.8% for men and 27.9% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 623 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 120 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,344 (60%)

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 Darbha

- Kukanar9,419 people
- Chhindwada4,385 people
- Chitapur3,267 people
- Dilmili2,990 people
- Mavlipadar2,955 people
- Sautnar2,558 people

[All 69 villages in Darbha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/darbha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakhnar?494226
- How far is Pakhnar from Jagdalpur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Pakhnar?3,652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakhnar in?Bastar district (Darbha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pakhnar?36.9% (Census 2011)