# Akaltara Village, Simga, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/simga/akaltara/ Village · Simga, Raipur # Akaltara Akaltara is a village in Simga sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,723 people in 411 households**, the 43rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,723people (2011) - 411households - 73.6%literacy - 493118PIN code ## Akaltara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akaltara is 493118.** Akaltara falls in Simga sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493118 - Gram panchayatAkaltara - Community development blockSimga - Census village code443492 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? - Simga (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)70 km by road - Simga (nearest town)15 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? 11 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 · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hathbandh - ○Degree college10+ km · Simga - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hathband - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 64% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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, 95 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Akaltara · ■ Simga rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **87% Toilet within the home ****1%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****22%** **43% Television ****12%** **32% Mobile phone ****18%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****53%** **24% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 · ■ Simga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **983 Working population ****48.1%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 61.9% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (9%) · **■** Marginal 486 (59%) 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 Simga - Manohara1,771 people - Kesli1,763 people - Newdha1,750 people - Mudpar1,728 people - Khapradih1,718 people - Bitkuli1,636 people - Tilda-Bandha1,632 people - Budgahan1,626 people [All 126 villages in Simga](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/simga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akaltara?493118 - How far is Akaltara from Raipur?70 km by road - What is the population of Akaltara?1,723 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akaltara in?Raipur district (Simga sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Akaltara?73.6% (Census 2011)