# Pakariya Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) (2)

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Pakariya

Pakariya is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495552**. The 2011 Census counted **1,911 people in 428 households**, the 33rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,911people (2011)
- 428households
- 72.7%literacy
- 495552PIN code

## Pakariya PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code495552
- Gram panchayatPakariya
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436615

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

## How far is Pakariya from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)24 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town)7 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 Pakariya?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pakariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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)1 h summer · 1 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 Pakariya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, linseed and tivra**. About 69% of the 523 hectares of village land is sown, and 339 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 Pakariya

Of every 100 households in Pakariya in 2011, 82 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakariya · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**22%

Television ****31%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pakariya?

■ Pakariya · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**983

Working population ****37.8%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 61.6% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (19%) · **■** Marginal 40 (6%)

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

- Parsahi1,996 people
- Sankar1,971 people
- Arasmeta1,938 people
- Latiya1,920 people
- Buchihardi1,892 people
- Akaltari1,751 people
- Parsahi1,659 people
- Banahil1,629 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakariya?495552
- How far is Pakariya from Janjgir?24 km by road
- What is the population of Pakariya?1,911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakariya in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pakariya?72.7% (Census 2011)
