# Akaltara Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Akaltara

Akaltara is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493551**. The 2011 Census counted **62 people in 16 households**, the 234th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 62people (2011)
- 16households
- 75.0%literacy
- 493551PIN code

## Akaltara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akaltara is 493551.** Akaltara falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493551
- Gram panchayatParaswani
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446489

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

## How far is Akaltara from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)85 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)28 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 Akaltara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Akaltara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paraswani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Akaltara known for?

About 78% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Akaltara

Of every 100 households in Akaltara in 2011, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Akaltara · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****94%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**55%

Television ****31%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Akaltara?

■ Akaltara · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**983

Working population ****62.9%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 60.7% for women. 70% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 12 (31%) · **■** Marginal 27 (69%)

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 Pithora

- Laripur Tukda Chhota78 people
- Bade Temri Bhaisanala Tukda69 people
- Vijyamaal Tu65 people
- Jangalplat63 people
- Jharmunda Tukda58 people
- Jhagrendih Tukda (Viran44 people
- Rajpalpur Tukda42 people
- Rampur Tukda29 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akaltara?493551
- How far is Akaltara from Mahasamund?85 km by road
- What is the population of Akaltara?62 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akaltara in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Akaltara?75.0% (Census 2011)