Village · Tamnar, Raigarh # Sakta Sakta is a village in Tamnar sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496111. The 2011 Census counted 367 people in 98 households, the 89th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 367 people (2011) - 98 households - 70.0% literacy - 496111 PIN code ## Sakta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sakta is 496111. Sakta falls in Tamnar sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496111 - Gram panchayat Lalpur - Community development block Tamnar - Census village code 434745 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sakta from nearby towns? - Tamnar (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ) 55 km by road - Gharghoda (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sakta? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Sakta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Milupara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tamnar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kasdol - ○ 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) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sakta known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and sesamum. About 57% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sakta Of every 100 households in Sakta in 2011, 43 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sakta · ■ Tamnar rural average - Electricity for lighting 43% 80% - Toilet within the home 7% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 81% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 2% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 93% - Use banking services 32% 38% - Television 19% 28% - Mobile phone 24% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 17% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 29% 23% - Own their home 93% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sakta? ■ Sakta · ■ Tamnar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.0% 74.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 748 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 786 952 - Working population 41.7% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 55.6% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 17 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 34 (22%) · ■ Marginal 101 (66%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tamnar - Karmagarh 381 people - Punjipathra 381 people - Jarhidih 378 people - Lamdarha 370 people - Nawapara 352 people - Padkipahri 348 people - Semijor 346 people - Baljor 340 people All 117 villages in Tamnar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakta? 496111 - How far is Sakta from Raigarh? 55 km by road - What is the population of Sakta? 367 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakta in? Raigarh district (Tamnar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sakta? 70.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/tamnar/sakta/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.