Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa
# Mahmadpur

Mahmadpur is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495552. The 2011 Census counted 1,152 people in 268 households, the 49th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 1,152 people (2011)
- 268 households
- 76.4% literacy
- 495552 PIN code

## Mahmadpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mahmadpur is 495552. Mahmadpur falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495552
- Gram panchayat Bargawan
- Community development block Akaltara
- Census village code 436641

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

## How far is Mahmadpur from nearby towns?
- Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town) 7 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mahmadpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahmadpur; 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
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahmadpur known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 54% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mahmadpur

Of every 100 households in Mahmadpur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahmadpur · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 85%
- Toilet within the home 30% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 85%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96%
- Use banking services 57% 22%
- Television 24% 29%
- Mobile phone 25% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 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 Mahmadpur?

■ Mahmadpur · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.4% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1013 983
- Working population 49.7% 51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 62.1% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 113 (20%) · ■ Marginal 443 (77%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara
- Sonadula 1,382 people
- Khond 1,355 people
- Katnai 1,218 people
- Rogda 1,192 people
- Chandniya 1,121 people
- Pachari 1,117 people
- Gondadih 1,046 people
- Sajapali 971 people

All 81 villages in Akaltara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mahmadpur? 495552
- How far is Mahmadpur from Janjgir? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Mahmadpur? 1,152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahmadpur in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahmadpur? 76.4% (Census 2011)

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