# Pachira, Surajpur, Surguja – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Pachira

Pachira is a village in [Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/) sub-district of [Surguja](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/) district, [Chhattisgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/), PIN code **497226**. The 2011 Census counted **1,689 people in 379 households**, the 47th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,689people (2011)
- 379households
- 68.2%literacy
- 497226PIN code

## Pachira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pachira is 497226.** Pachira falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497226
- Gram panchayatPachira
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432584

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

## How far is Pachira from nearby towns?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town)5 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 Pachira?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Pachira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Giraarganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Pachira known for?

About 63% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Pachira

Of every 100 households in Pachira in 2011, 82 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pachira · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**63%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Pachira?

■ Pachira · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**954

Working population ****54.7%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 56.5% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (9%) · **■** Marginal 486 (53%)

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 Surajpur

- Tulsi1,743 people
- Dumariya1,742 people
- Pidha1,735 people
- Newara1,713 people
- Dwarikanagar1,685 people
- Namadgiri1,574 people
- Sundarganj1,530 people
- Pendarkhi1,528 people

[All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pachira?497226
- How far is Pachira from Ambikapur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Pachira?1,689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachira in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pachira?68.2% (Census 2011)