# Akalwara Village, Gurur, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurur, Durg 

# Akalwara

Akalwara is a village in Gurur sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491227**. The 2011 Census counted **716 people in 151 households**, the 77th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 716people (2011)
- 151households
- 91.1%literacy
- 491227PIN code

## Akalwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akalwara is 491227.** Akalwara falls in Gurur sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491227
- Gram panchayatAkalwara
- Community development blockGurur
- Census village code443379

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

## How far is Akalwara from nearby towns?

- Gurur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)85 km by road
- Gurur (nearest town)12 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 Akalwara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Akalwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Darra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gurur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamtari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Akalwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and tivra**. About 82% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Akalwara

Of every 100 households in Akalwara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akalwara · ■ Gurur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**74%

Tap water ****95%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****93%**

**65%

Television ****66%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**16%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Akalwara?

■ Akalwara · ■ Gurur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****689**

**960

Working population ****48.3%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 85.0% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (8%) · **■** Marginal 230 (66%)

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 Gurur

- Narbada820 people
- Padkibhat796 people
- Bhulandabri794 people
- Dani Tola732 people
- Bharrigaon690 people
- Chulha Pathra659 people
- Khairwahi655 people
- Mudkhusra655 people

[All 121 villages in Gurur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gurur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akalwara?491227
- How far is Akalwara from Durg?85 km by road
- What is the population of Akalwara?716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akalwara in?Durg district (Gurur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Akalwara?91.1% (Census 2011)