Village · Pandariya, Kabeerdham
# Prankapa

Prankapa is a village in Pandariya sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491559. The 2011 Census counted 539 people in 106 households, the 190th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.
- 539 people (2011)
- 106 households
- 61.4% literacy
- 491559 PIN code

## Prankapa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Prankapa is 491559. Prankapa falls in Pandariya sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491559
- Gram panchayat Khairjhiti Naya
- Community development block Pandariya
- Census village code 439952

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Prankapa from nearby towns?
- Pandariya (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Pandariya (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Prankapa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Prankapa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kishungarh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pandariya
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kawardha
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Prankapa known for?

The main crops are paddy, gram and soyabean. About 82% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Prankapa

Of every 100 households in Prankapa in 2011, 93 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Prankapa · ■ Pandariya rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 82%
- Toilet within the home 6% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 90%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 53% 66%
- Television 17% 15%
- Mobile phone 32% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 35% 41%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Prankapa?

■ Prankapa · ■ Pandariya rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 58.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 987
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 994
- Working population 48.6% 49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 48.0% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 105 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 73 (28%) · ■ Household industry 10 (4%) · ■ Other work 19 (7%) · ■ Marginal 55 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pandariya
- Kulhidongri 547 people
- Dalpi 542 people
- Bamaipur 541 people
- Domanpur 539 people
- Khunta 538 people
- Pandripani 536 people
- Kanwalpur 518 people
- Gujheta 505 people

All 284 villages in Pandariya

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Prankapa? 491559
- How far is Prankapa from Kawardha? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Prankapa? 539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prankapa in? Kabeerdham district (Pandariya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Prankapa? 61.4% (Census 2011)

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