# Prakashpur Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/prakashpur/ Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon # Prakashpur Prakashpur is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491881**. The 2011 Census counted **1,496 people in 269 households**, the 20th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,496people (2011) - 269households - 68.1%literacy - 491881PIN code ## Prakashpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Prakashpur is 491881.** Prakashpur falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491881 - Gram panchayatPrakashpur - Community development blockKhairagarh - Census village code440413 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Prakashpur from nearby towns? - Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)37 km by road - Khairagarh (nearest town)17 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 Prakashpur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Prakashpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badahitola - ○Degree college10+ km · Khiaragarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Prakashpur known for? About 89% of the 574 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Prakashpur Of every 100 households in Prakashpur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Prakashpur · ■ Khairagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****80%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **77% Tap water ****24%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****64%** **62% Television ****28%** **32% Mobile phone ****36%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **21% 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 Prakashpur? ■ Prakashpur · ■ Khairagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **996 Working population ****61.2%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 56.1% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 515 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (10%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 295 (32%) 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 Khairagarh - Baghmarra1,597 people - Itar1,578 people - Bhimpuri1,559 people - Charbhatha1,538 people - Singarghat1,487 people - Maroda1,486 people - Dapka1,462 people - Kulikasa1,395 people [All 226 villages in Khairagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Prakashpur?491881 - How far is Prakashpur from Rajnandgaon?37 km by road - What is the population of Prakashpur?1,496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Prakashpur in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Prakashpur?68.1% (Census 2011)