# Penkram Village, Usur, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Usur, Bijapur 

# Penkram

Penkram is a village in Usur sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494448**. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 84 households**, the 62nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 30.7%.

- 320people (2011)
- 84households
- 27.1%literacy
- 494448PIN code

## Penkram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penkram is 494448.** Penkram falls in Usur sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494448
- Gram panchayatCherakdodi
- Community development blockUsur
- Census village code450867

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

## How far is Penkram from nearby towns?

- Usur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bijapur (nearest town)26 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 Penkram?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Penkram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aawapalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Penkram known for?

About 1% of the 1,143 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 Penkram

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

■ Penkram · ■ Usur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**1%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**10%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**2%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Penkram?

■ Penkram · ■ Usur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.1%**

**30.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**969

Working population ****60.6%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.8% for men and 22.5% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 194 (100%)

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 Usur

- Lingagiri336 people
- Nukanpal331 people
- Lingapur327 people
- Korsaguda323 people
- Galgam314 people
- Kottaguda311 people
- Gunjeparti310 people
- Nambi302 people

[All 132 villages in Usur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/usur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penkram?494448
- How far is Penkram from Bijapur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Penkram?320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penkram in?Bijapur district (Usur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Penkram?27.1% (Census 2011)