# Awalachaka Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/awalachaka/ Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Awalachaka Awalachaka is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491885**. The 2011 Census counted **1,323 people in 335 households**, the 27th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,323people (2011) - 335households - 57.1%literacy - 491885PIN code ## Awalachaka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Awalachaka is 491885.** Awalachaka falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491885 - Gram panchayatAwalachaka - Community development blockSaraipali - Census village code445850 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Awalachaka from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)140 km by road - Saraipali (nearest town)20 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 Awalachaka? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Awalachaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saraipali - ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Awalachaka known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 81% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Awalachaka Of every 100 households in Awalachaka in 2011, 79 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Awalachaka · ■ Saraipali rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **82% Toilet within the home ****1%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****46%** **63% Television ****22%** **20% Mobile phone ****11%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **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 Awalachaka? ■ Awalachaka · ■ Saraipali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **953 Working population ****41.9%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 44.7% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 338 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 150 (27%) 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 - Kasdol1,417 people - Kenduwa1,380 people - Birkol1,359 people - Chhuipali1,349 people - Kankewa1,297 people - Temri1,288 people - Darrabhatha1,277 people - Jalpur1,226 people [All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Awalachaka?491885 - How far is Awalachaka from Mahasamund?140 km by road - What is the population of Awalachaka?1,323 (Census 2011) - Which district is Awalachaka in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Awalachaka?57.1% (Census 2011)