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

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Village · Saja, Durg 

# Akalwara

Akalwara is a village in Saja sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,437 people in 289 households**, the 12th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,437people (2011)
- 289households
- 73.5%literacy
- 491331PIN code

## Akalwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akalwara is 491331.** Akalwara falls in Saja sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491331
- Gram panchayatAkalwara
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442135

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?

- Saja (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)49 km by road
- Saja (nearest town)11 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?

13 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Deukar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parpondi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 and gram**. About 84% of the 589 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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, 92 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akalwara · ■ Saja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****72%**

**48%

Television ****38%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Saja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**956

Working population ****49.9%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 205 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (59%) · **■** Other work 77 (11%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 Saja

- Kongiya Kalan1,752 people
- Rakhi1,719 people
- Bhanderwani1,520 people
- Gadadih1,457 people
- Beeja1,391 people
- Harduwa1,382 people
- Kandai1,353 people
- Rano1,297 people

[All 109 villages in Saja](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/saja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akalwara?491331
- How far is Akalwara from Durg?49 km by road
- What is the population of Akalwara?1,437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akalwara in?Durg district (Saja sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Akalwara?73.5% (Census 2011)