# Achankpur Village, Baloda Bazar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur 

# Achankpur

Achankpur is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493332**. The 2011 Census counted **895 people in 166 households**, the 89th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 895people (2011)
- 166households
- 64.1%literacy
- 493332PIN code

## Achankpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Achankpur is 493332.** Achankpur falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493332
- Gram panchayatCharauti
- Community development blockBalodabazar
- Census village code443724

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

## How far is Achankpur from nearby towns?

- Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Baloda Bazar (nearest town)5 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 Achankpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Achankpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baloda Bazar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baloda Bazar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Achankpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 74% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Achankpur

Of every 100 households in Achankpur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achankpur · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**9%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**33%

Television ****20%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**27%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Achankpur?

■ Achankpur · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**976

Working population ****48.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 46.9% for women. 47% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 117 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (29%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 179 (41%)

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 Baloda Bazar

- Bharuwadih915 people
- Parsapali910 people
- Lata908 people
- Gangai899 people
- Charoti886 people
- Musuwathodi885 people
- Chhuiha Malgujari878 people
- Sunsuniya874 people

[All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Achankpur?493332
- How far is Achankpur from Raipur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Achankpur?895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achankpur in?Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Achankpur?64.1% (Census 2011)