Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa
# Achanakpur

Achanakpur is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495559. The 2011 Census counted 431 people in 103 households, the 61st largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.
- 431 people (2011)
- 103 households
- 67.3% literacy
- 495559 PIN code

## Achanakpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Achanakpur is 495559. Achanakpur falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495559
- Gram panchayat Bagdabri
- Community development block Baloda
- Census village code 436678

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

## How far is Achanakpur from nearby towns?
- Baloda (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Baloda (nearest town) 6 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Achanakpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Achanakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Baloda
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baloda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pamgarh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 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 hand pumps 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 Achanakpur known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and olive. About 53% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Achanakpur

Of every 100 households in Achanakpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achanakpur · ■ Baloda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 86%
- Toilet within the home 10% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 90%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 14% 21%
- Television 42% 19%
- Mobile phone 18% 15%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 22% 40%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Achanakpur?

■ Achanakpur · ■ Baloda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.3% 73.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 850 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 968
- Working population 59.4% 58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 49.1% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 58 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (17%) · ■ Other work 14 (5%) · ■ Marginal 140 (55%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Baloda
- Shanicharadih Malgujari 583 people
- Sattigudi 570 people
- Donga Pendari F.V. 551 people
- Uslapur 487 people
- Parsabhata 404 people
- Tingipur 372 people
- Gowaband 356 people
- Belandiyadih 309 people

All 69 villages in Baloda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Achanakpur? 495559
- How far is Achanakpur from Janjgir? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Achanakpur? 431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achanakpur in? Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Achanakpur? 67.3% (Census 2011)

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