Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa
# Akaltari

Akaltari is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493338. The 2011 Census counted 1,751 people in 413 households, the 35th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 1,751 people (2011)
- 413 households
- 73.6% literacy
- 493338 PIN code

## Akaltari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Akaltari is 493338. Akaltari falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493338
- Gram panchayat Akaltari
- Community development block Akaltara
- Census village code 436598

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Akaltari from nearby towns?
- Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Akaltari?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Podi Dalha
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Akaltari known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 76% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Akaltari

Of every 100 households in Akaltari in 2011, 87 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akaltari · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 85%
- Toilet within the home 32% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 67% 85%
- Tap water 42% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 76% 22%
- Television 25% 29%
- Mobile phone 24% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 33% 35%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Akaltari?

■ Akaltari · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1090 983
- Working population 63.3% 51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 68% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 262 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 88 (8%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 92 (8%) · ■ Marginal 663 (60%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara
- Arasmeta 1,938 people
- Latiya 1,920 people
- Pakariya 1,911 people
- Buchihardi 1,892 people
- Parsahi 1,659 people
- Banahil 1,629 people
- Bhaisatara 1,602 people
- Madhuwa 1,572 people

All 81 villages in Akaltara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Akaltari? 493338
- How far is Akaltari from Janjgir? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Akaltari? 1,751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akaltari in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Akaltari? 73.6% (Census 2011)

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