Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Farhada Farhada is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495554. The 2011 Census counted 1,496 people in 337 households, the 42nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,496 people (2011) - 337 households - 71.8% literacy - 495554 PIN code ## Farhada PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Farhada is 495554. Farhada falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495554 - Gram panchayat Farhada - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436594 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Farhada from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 28 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Farhada? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Farhada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sanker - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, 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 Farhada known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 68% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Farhada Of every 100 households in Farhada in 2011, 66 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Farhada · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 85% - Toilet within the home 3% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 85% - Tap water 0% 13% - Drinking water within premises 1% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 9% 22% - Television 24% 29% - Mobile phone 15% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 29% 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 Farhada? ■ Farhada · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.8% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1009 983 - Working population 83.7% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 59.0% for women. 84% of men and 83% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 131 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 460 (37%) · ■ Other work 20 (2%) · ■ Marginal 641 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Bhaisatara 1,602 people - Madhuwa 1,572 people - Bana 1,514 people - Kalyanpur 1,500 people - Mudpar 1,408 people - Bamhani 1,403 people - Sonadula 1,382 people - Khond 1,355 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Farhada? 495554 - How far is Farhada from Janjgir? 28 km by road - What is the population of Farhada? 1,496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Farhada in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Farhada? 71.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/farhada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.