# Kapan Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Kapan

Kapan is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495552**. The 2011 Census counted **3,834 people in 876 households**, the 9th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 3,834people (2011)
- 876households
- 75.0%literacy
- 495552PIN code

## Kapan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kapan is 495552.** Kapan falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495552
- Gram panchayatKapan
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436635

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

## How far is Kapan from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)11 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town)8 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 Kapan?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Kapan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Kapan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and pigeon pea**. About 65% of the 686 hectares of village land is sown, and 439 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 Kapan

Of every 100 households in Kapan in 2011, 82 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kapan · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****8%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****21%**

**22%

Television ****21%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Kapan?

■ Kapan · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**983

Working population ****45.0%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 64.1% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 364 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 444 (26%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 208 (12%) · **■** Marginal 701 (41%)

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 Akaltara

- Tilai4,836 people
- Kirari4,248 people
- Pakariya4,185 people
- Taraod3,883 people
- Hardi3,821 people
- Parsada3,505 people
- Jhilmila3,347 people
- Taga3,285 people

[All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kapan?495552
- How far is Kapan from Janjgir?11 km by road
- What is the population of Kapan?3,834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kapan in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kapan?75.0% (Census 2011)