# Penta Village, Kuakonda – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuakonda, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Penta

Penta is a village in Kuakonda sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 100 households**, the 36th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.4%.

- 394people (2011)
- 100households
- 64.4%literacy
- 494552PIN code

## Penta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penta is 494552.** Penta falls in Kuakonda sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494552
- Gram panchayatMahrahaurnar
- Community development blockKuwakonda
- Census village code450280

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

## How far is Penta from nearby towns?

- Kuwakonda (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kirandul (nearest town)16 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 Penta?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Penta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kuwakonda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kirandul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 2 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 Penta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 64% of the 148 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 Penta

Of every 100 households in Penta in 2011, 37 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Penta · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**27%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**5%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**40%

Television ****18%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**72%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Penta?

■ Penta · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**47.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**1018

Working population ****73.1%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 51.6% for women. 75% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 98 (34%) · **■** Other work 45 (16%) · **■** Marginal 145 (50%)

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 Kuakonda

- Muler474 people
- Bade Hadmamunda467 people
- Perpa410 people
- Madkamiras400 people
- Mahrahaurnar385 people
- Taneli372 people
- Nahadi358 people
- Pirnar336 people

[All 54 villages in Kuakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/kuakonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penta?494552
- How far is Penta from Dantewada?35 km by road
- What is the population of Penta?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penta in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Kuakonda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Penta?64.4% (Census 2011)