# Uparkachhar Village, Farsabahar, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/uparkachhar/ Village · Farsabahar, Jashpur # Uparkachhar Uparkachhar is a village in Farsabahar sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496227**. The 2011 Census counted **1,841 people in 434 households**, the 13th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 1,841people (2011) - 434households - 55.7%literacy - 496227PIN code ## Uparkachhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uparkachhar is 496227.** Uparkachhar falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496227 - Gram panchayatUparkachhar - Community development blockPharsabahar - Census village code434143 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uparkachhar from nearby towns? - Farsabahar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)71 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (nearest town)71 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 Uparkachhar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Uparkachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kersai - ○Degree college10+ km · Tapkara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tapkara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Uparkachhar known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and maize**. About 47% of the 902 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Uparkachhar Of every 100 households in Uparkachhar in 2011, 22 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Uparkachhar · ■ Farsabahar rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **43% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****15%** **31% Television ****4%** **9% Mobile phone ****11%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **33% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Uparkachhar? ■ Uparkachhar · ■ Farsabahar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **1028 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **992 Working population ****49.3%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.2% for men and 47.6% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 196 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (27%) · **■** Household industry 33 (4%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 401 (44%) 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 Farsabahar - Tumla2,471 people - Ankira2,217 people - Bhagora1,872 people - Bangaon1,854 people - Dhourasand1,763 people - Konpara1,649 people - Matipahar1,590 people - Sahaspur1,589 people [All 99 villages in Farsabahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uparkachhar?496227 - How far is Uparkachhar from Jashpur Nagar?71 km by road - What is the population of Uparkachhar?1,841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uparkachhar in?Jashpur district (Farsabahar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Uparkachhar?55.7% (Census 2011)