# Astara Village, Bhanupratappur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bhanupratappur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Astara

Astara is a village in Bhanupratappur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494670**. The 2011 Census counted **685 people in 140 households**, the 47th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 685people (2011)
- 140households
- 55.5%literacy
- 494670PIN code

## Astara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Astara is 494670.** Astara falls in Bhanupratappur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494670
- Gram panchayatHetarkasa
- Community development blockBhanupratappur
- Census village code447613

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

## How far is Astara from nearby towns?

- Bhanupratappur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)34 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)28 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 Astara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Astara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hatkarr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Astara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and kulthi**. About 42% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Astara

Of every 100 households in Astara in 2011, 65 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astara · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**61%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**57%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Astara?

■ Astara · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**975

Working population ****61.5%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 44.3% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Bhanupratappur

- Pichechkatta740 people
- Tarandul728 people
- Dongarkatta713 people
- Kuwapani701 people
- Bayanar665 people
- Asulkhar663 people
- Tudge639 people
- Ranwahi634 people

[All 110 villages in Bhanupratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/bhanupratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Astara?494670
- How far is Astara from Kanker?34 km by road
- What is the population of Astara?685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astara in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Bhanupratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Astara?55.5% (Census 2011)