# Achanakpur Village, Sakti, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/achanakpur/ Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Achanakpur Achanakpur is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495689**. The 2011 Census counted **661 people in 166 households**, the 76th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 661people (2011) - 166households - 76.1%literacy - 495689PIN code ## Achanakpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achanakpur is 495689.** Achanakpur falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495689 - Gram panchayatAchanakpur - Community development blockSakti - Census village code436941 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achanakpur from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)36 km by road - Naila-Janjgir (nearest town)36 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 Achanakpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Achanakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khaira - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sakti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sakti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Achanakpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and linseed**. About 78% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Achanakpur Of every 100 households in Achanakpur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Achanakpur · ■ Sakti rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **92% Toilet within the home ****5%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****26%** **27% Television ****35%** **31% Mobile phone ****41%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****20%** **31% Own their home ****97%** **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 Achanakpur? ■ Achanakpur · ■ Sakti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **956 Working population ****56.3%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 63.0% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 77 (21%) 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 Sakti - Masniya Khurd695 people - Baseen685 people - Ghoghra668 people - Bhedapali666 people - Jampali652 people - Kanchanpur650 people - Saraipali644 people - Bahera636 people [All 128 villages in Sakti](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achanakpur?495689 - How far is Achanakpur from Janjgir?36 km by road - What is the population of Achanakpur?661 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achanakpur in?Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Achanakpur?76.1% (Census 2011)