# Pakargaon Village, Pathalgaon, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pathalgaon, Jashpur 

# Pakargaon

Pakargaon is a village in Pathalgaon sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496118**. The 2011 Census counted **2,761 people in 573 households**, the 10th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 2,761people (2011)
- 573households
- 67.7%literacy
- 496118PIN code

## Pakargaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pakargaon is 496118.** Pakargaon falls in Pathalgaon sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496118
- Gram panchayatPakargaon
- Community development blockPathalgaon
- Census village code434259

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pakargaon from nearby towns?

- Pathalgaon (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)85 km by road
- Pathalgaon (nearest town)9 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 Pakargaon?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pakargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Muda Para
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pathalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pathalgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Pakargaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pigeon pea**. About 84% of the 835 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Pakargaon

Of every 100 households in Pakargaon in 2011, 69 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakargaon · ■ Pathalgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**35%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pakargaon?

■ Pakargaon · ■ Pathalgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**971

Working population ****53.8%**

**56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 628 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 446 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 99 (7%) · **■** Marginal 311 (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 Pathalgaon

- Kachhar3,296 people
- Kudekela [Dharjiya Bathan)3,259 people
- Mudapara3,133 people
- Pangswa2,801 people
- Muda Bahla2,688 people
- Balajhar2,620 people
- Chhatasarai2,542 people
- Karmitikra2,517 people

[All 107 villages in Pathalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakargaon?496118
- How far is Pakargaon from Jashpur Nagar?85 km by road
- What is the population of Pakargaon?2,761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakargaon in?Jashpur district (Pathalgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pakargaon?67.7% (Census 2011)
