# Akashkhara Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Akashkhara

Akashkhara is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 85 households**, the 196th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 329people (2011)
- 85households
- 75.8%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Akashkhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akashkhara is 493558.** Akashkhara falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatRudha
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code446005

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

## How far is Akashkhara from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)123 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)13 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 Akashkhara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Akashkhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paikin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, 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 Akashkhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 77% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Akashkhara

Of every 100 households in Akashkhara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akashkhara · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**63%

Television ****36%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

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 Akashkhara?

■ Akashkhara · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**953

Working population ****58.1%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 68.2% for women. 65% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (55%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 31 (16%)

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 Saraipali

- Dewanpali344 people
- Parewapali336 people
- Darlipali333 people
- Chhibarra331 people
- Dongarkasa326 people
- Beldihpathar317 people
- Sargunabhata311 people
- Kodopali299 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akashkhara?493558
- How far is Akashkhara from Mahasamund?123 km by road
- What is the population of Akashkhara?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akashkhara in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Akashkhara?75.8% (Census 2011)