Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham
# Achanakpur

Achanakpur is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491336. The 2011 Census counted 1,166 people in 253 households, the 36th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.
- 1,166 people (2011)
- 253 households
- 58.4% literacy
- 491336 PIN code

## Achanakpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Achanakpur is 491336. Achanakpur falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491336
- Gram panchayat Hathlewa
- Community development block Sahaspur Lohara
- Census village code 439735

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

## How far is Achanakpur from nearby towns?
- Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ) 17 km by road
- Sahaspur-Lohara (nearest town) 17 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Achanakpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Achanakpur; 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
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road 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 · Kavardha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kawardha
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kawardha
- ○ Primary health centre 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 under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 17 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Achanakpur known for?

The main crops are paddy, soyabean and gram. About 87% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Achanakpur

Of every 100 households in Achanakpur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achanakpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 82% 86%
- Toilet within the home 4% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 93%
- Tap water 1% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 54% 71%
- Television 19% 23%
- Mobile phone 32% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 28%
- Own their home 98% 97%

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

## What is the population of Achanakpur?

■ Achanakpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.4% 61.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1071 1009
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1281 991
- Working population 49.7% 51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 47.9% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 190 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 223 (39%) · ■ Other work 53 (9%) · ■ Marginal 113 (20%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sahaspur Lohara
- Babai 1,186 people
- Rakse 1,181 people
- Singhauri 1,170 people
- Surajpur 1,169 people
- Suktara 1,161 people
- Bandha Tola 1,155 people
- Pawantara 1,147 people
- Kohadiya 1,110 people

All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Achanakpur? 491336
- How far is Achanakpur from Kawardha? 17 km by road
- What is the population of Achanakpur? 1,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achanakpur in? Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Achanakpur? 58.4% (Census 2011)

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