# Achanakpur Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon 

# Achanakpur

Achanakpur is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491888**. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 132 households**, the 121st largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 560people (2011)
- 132households
- 67.4%literacy
- 491888PIN code

## Achanakpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Achanakpur is 491888.** Achanakpur falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491888
- Gram panchayatAchanakpur
- Community development blockChhuikhadan
- Census village code440117

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

## How far is Achanakpur from nearby towns?

- Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)78 km by road
- Gandai (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 Achanakpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Achanakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Thakurtola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gandai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Achanakpur known for?

About 63% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Achanakpur

Of every 100 households in Achanakpur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achanakpur · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****95%**

**57%

Television ****27%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Achanakpur?

■ Achanakpur · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**996

Working population ****48.8%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 53.9% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (22%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 28 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Chhuikhadan

- Sahaspur587 people
- Khongha579 people
- Maradkathera564 people
- Sarodhi563 people
- Charbhatha552 people
- Udan548 people
- Urtuli545 people
- Banjarpur544 people

[All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Achanakpur?491888
- How far is Achanakpur from Rajnandgaon?78 km by road
- What is the population of Achanakpur?560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achanakpur in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Achanakpur?67.4% (Census 2011)