Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Pakariya Pakariya is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495553. The 2011 Census counted 4,185 people in 818 households, the 7th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 4,185 people (2011) - 818 households - 74.4% literacy - 495553 PIN code ## Pakariya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pakariya is 495553. Pakariya falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495553 - Gram panchayat Pakariya - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436623 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pakariya from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 25 km by road - Pamgarh (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pakariya? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pakariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society 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 5–10 km · Pamgarh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pakariya known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 66% of the 1,229 hectares of village land is sown, and 679 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pakariya Of every 100 households in Pakariya in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pakariya · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 85% - Toilet within the home 8% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 85% - Tap water 0% 13% - Drinking water within premises 10% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 10% 22% - Television 36% 29% - Mobile phone 26% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 28% 35% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pakariya? ■ Pakariya · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.4% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1091 983 - Working population 60.1% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 659 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 605 (24%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 194 (8%) · ■ Marginal 1,055 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Pondidalha 5,149 people - Amora 4,943 people - Tilai 4,836 people - Kirari 4,248 people - Taraod 3,883 people - Kapan 3,834 people - Hardi 3,821 people - Parsada 3,505 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakariya? 495553 - How far is Pakariya from Janjgir? 25 km by road - What is the population of Pakariya? 4,185 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakariya in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Pakariya? 74.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/pakariya-436623/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.