# Akhora Khurd Village, Rajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/akhora-khurd/ Village · Rajpur, Surguja # Akhora Khurd Akhora Khurd is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 279 households**, the 27th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 1,489people (2011) - 279households - 57.3%literacy - 497001PIN code ## Akhora Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akhora Khurd is 497001.** Akhora Khurd falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497001 - Gram panchayatSidhama - Community development blockRajpur - Census village code433298 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akhora Khurd from nearby towns? - Rajpur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)24 km by road - Rajpur (nearest town)24 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 Akhora Khurd? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Akhora Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sidhma - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Akhora Khurd known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 20% of the 840 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Akhora Khurd Of every 100 households in Akhora Khurd in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Akhora Khurd · ■ Rajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **54% Toilet within the home ****0%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **91% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **99% Use banking services ****67%** **67% Television ****18%** **11% Mobile phone ****15%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **31% Own their home ****100%** **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 Akhora Khurd? ■ Akhora Khurd · ■ Rajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1165** **974 Working population ****53.8%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 45.3% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 181 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 392 (49%) 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 Rajpur - Patrapara1,558 people - Rewatpur1,541 people - Ghatgaon1,537 people - Baghima1,521 people - Karji1,482 people - Banda1,481 people - Kodaura1,457 people - Ghorghadi1,445 people [All 86 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akhora Khurd?497001 - How far is Akhora Khurd from Ambikapur?24 km by road - What is the population of Akhora Khurd?1,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akhora Khurd in?Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Akhora Khurd?57.3% (Census 2011)