# Arkar Village, Gurur, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gurur/arkar/ Village · Gurur, Durg # Arkar Arkar is a village in Gurur sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491222**. The 2011 Census counted **3,373 people in 709 households**, the 4th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 3,373people (2011) - 709households - 80.3%literacy - 491222PIN code ## Arkar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arkar is 491222.** Arkar falls in Gurur sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491222 - Gram panchayatArkar - Community development blockGurur - Census village code443352 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arkar from nearby towns? - Gurur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Durg (district HQ)48 km by road - Aamadi (nearest town)10 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 Arkar? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Arkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sanoud - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamtari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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)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 Arkar known for? The main crops are **paddy, gram and black gram**. About 76% of the 919 hectares of village land is sown, and 468 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 Arkar Of every 100 households in Arkar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Arkar · ■ Gurur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **90% Toilet within the home ****23%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **74% Tap water ****68%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****53%** **65% Television ****37%** **42% Mobile phone ****23%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **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 Arkar? ■ Arkar · ■ Gurur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **81.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **960 Working population ****46.8%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 74.0% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 320 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 891 (56%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 184 (12%) · **■** Marginal 178 (11%) 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 - Palari4,642 people - Kanwar3,700 people - Armari Kalan3,512 people - Pendarwani3,268 people - Chitaud2,976 people - Kaneri2,829 people - Miri Tola2,489 people [All 121 villages in Gurur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gurur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arkar?491222 - How far is Arkar from Durg?48 km by road - What is the population of Arkar?3,373 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arkar in?Durg district (Gurur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Arkar?80.3% (Census 2011)