# Mahka Village, Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/mahka/ Village · Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa # Mahka Mahka is a village in Pamgarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **1,030 people in 200 households**, the 57th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,030people (2011) - 200households - 69.6%literacy - 491995PIN code ## Mahka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahka is 491995.** Mahka falls in Pamgarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491995 - Gram panchayatPakaria - Community development blockPamgarh - Census village code437079 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahka from nearby towns? - Pamgarh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)53 km by road - Rahaud (nearest town)3 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 Mahka? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rahoud - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rahaud - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharod - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Mahka known for? The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 79% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Mahka Of every 100 households in Mahka in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahka · ■ Pamgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **88% Toilet within the home ****16%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****45%** **34% Television ****45%** **30% Mobile phone ****35%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Mahka? ■ Mahka · ■ Pamgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **953 Working population ****42.7%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 58.7% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 236 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (31%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 39 (9%) 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 Pamgarh - Mekri1,188 people - Sirri1,168 people - Khargahni1,090 people - Cheudih1,035 people - Padariya1,002 people - Rojhandih882 people - Dewarghata680 people - Singhaldeep641 people [All 72 villages in Pamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahka?491995 - How far is Mahka from Janjgir?53 km by road - What is the population of Mahka?1,030 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahka in?Janjgir - Champa district (Pamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mahka?69.6% (Census 2011)