Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Upkachunwa Upkachunwa is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495689. The 2011 Census counted 356 people in 102 households, the 109th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 356 people (2011) - 102 households - 69.9% literacy - 495689 PIN code ## Upkachunwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Upkachunwa is 495689. Upkachunwa falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495689 - Gram panchayat Dewri - Community development block Sakti - Census village code 436914 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Upkachunwa from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 62 km by road - Sakti (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Upkachunwa? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Upkachunwa; 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 · Khaira - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sakti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sakti - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river 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 Upkachunwa known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and vegetable. About 3% of the 160 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 Upkachunwa Of every 100 households in Upkachunwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Upkachunwa · ■ Sakti rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 92% - Toilet within the home 0% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 4% 7% - Drinking water within premises 0% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 8% 27% - Television 4% 31% - Mobile phone 4% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 36% 31% - Own their home 95% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Upkachunwa? ■ Upkachunwa · ■ Sakti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.9% 71.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1198 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1111 956 - Working population 25.8% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 59.1% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 86 (93%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 4 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sakti - Karrapali 391 people - Bhaktudera 374 people - Joba 371 people - Amlitikra 359 people - Dangbora 352 people - Rainkhol 352 people - Budhanpur 338 people - Nawagaon 334 people All 128 villages in Sakti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Upkachunwa? 495689 - How far is Upkachunwa from Janjgir? 62 km by road - What is the population of Upkachunwa? 356 (Census 2011) - Which district is Upkachunwa in? Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Upkachunwa? 69.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/upkachunwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.