# Loker Village, Pathalgaon, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/loker/ Village · Pathalgaon, Jashpur # Loker Loker is a village in Pathalgaon sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,042 people in 291 households**, the 72nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%. - 1,042people (2011) - 291households - 64.1%literacy - 496220PIN code ## Loker PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Loker is 496220.** Loker falls in Pathalgaon sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496220 - Gram panchayatLoker - Community development blockPathalgaon - Census village code434291 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Loker from nearby towns? - Pathalgaon (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)75 km by road - Pathalgaon (nearest town)31 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 Loker? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Loker; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shekharpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Pathalgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madanpur Inchko - ○Primary health centre5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Loker known for? The main crops are **paddy, pea nut and tomato**. About 63% of the 545 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Loker Of every 100 households in Loker in 2011, 59 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. ■ Loker · ■ Pathalgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **51% Toilet within the home ****0%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****3%** **35% Television ****2%** **9% Mobile phone ****4%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Loker? ■ Loker · ■ Pathalgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **61.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123** **971 Working population ****57.6%** **56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 51.3% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 359 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 135 (22%) 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 Pathalgaon - Patarapali1,135 people - Surajgarh1,106 people - Jamjunwani1,080 people - Ghoghra1,074 people - Katangjor1,036 people - Mudekela1,020 people - Makarchuwan986 people - Bangaon980 people [All 107 villages in Pathalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Loker?496220 - How far is Loker from Jashpur Nagar?75 km by road - What is the population of Loker?1,042 (Census 2011) - Which district is Loker in?Jashpur district (Pathalgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Loker?64.1% (Census 2011)