# Archoka Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Archoka

Archoka is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 32 households**, the 113th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 131people (2011)
- 32households
- 60.4%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Archoka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Archoka is 497223.** Archoka falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatBhel Kachh
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432186

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

## How far is Archoka from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)64 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)104 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)64 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 Archoka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramkola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Archoka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 25% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Archoka

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

■ Archoka · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****81%**

**68%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Archoka?

■ Archoka · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**961

Working population ****49.6%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 44.4% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (8%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 57 (88%)

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 Pratappur

- Dhuria258 people
- Daldali243 people
- Jhingadohar228 people
- Pandridand171 people
- Pendari128 people

[All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Archoka?497223
- How far is Archoka from Ambikapur?104 km by road
- What is the population of Archoka?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Archoka in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Archoka?60.4% (Census 2011)