Village · Jashpur, Jashpur # Painku Painku is a village in Jashpur sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491888. The 2011 Census counted 1,236 people in 245 households, the 12th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,236 people (2011) - 245 households - 75.2% literacy - 491888 PIN code ## Painku PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Painku is 491888. Painku falls in Jashpur sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491888 - Gram panchayat Painku - Community development block Jashpurnagar - Census village code 433793 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Painku from nearby towns? - Jashpur Nagar (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (district HQ) 14 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Painku? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Painku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jashpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jashpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kunkuri - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Painku known for? About 42% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Painku Of every 100 households in Painku in 2011, 11 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Painku · ■ Jashpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 11% 40% - Toilet within the home 2% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 95% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 4% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 97% 36% - Television 0% 9% - Mobile phone 13% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 37% - Own their home 97% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Painku? ■ Painku · ■ Jashpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.2% 74.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1071 1018 - Working population 77.3% 58.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 64.3% for women. 75% of men and 80% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 338 (35%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 19 (2%) · ■ Marginal 597 (63%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jashpur - Sitonga 1,419 people - Ichkela 1,399 people - Boki 1,303 people - Lokhandi 1,265 people - Banaibada 1,205 people - Putrichoura 1,176 people - Kinkel 1,101 people - Bargaon 1,043 people All 97 villages in Jashpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Painku? 491888 - How far is Painku from Jashpur Nagar? 14 km by road - What is the population of Painku? 1,236 (Census 2011) - Which district is Painku in? Jashpur district (Jashpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Painku? 75.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/jashpur/painku/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.