# Mainkheda Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Mainkheda

Mainkheda is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496225**. The 2011 Census counted **581 people in 140 households**, the 80th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 581people (2011)
- 140households
- 72.0%literacy
- 496225PIN code

## Mainkheda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mainkheda is 496225.** Mainkheda falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496225
- Gram panchayatBhotha
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447458

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

## How far is Mainkheda from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)55 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)21 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 Mainkheda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Puri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Mainkheda known for?

About 35% of the 540 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Mainkheda

Of every 100 households in Mainkheda in 2011, 62 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mainkheda · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****91%**

**72%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Mainkheda?

■ Mainkheda · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**957

Working population ****53.2%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 59.7% for women. 51% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (54%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Charama

- Guttitola638 people
- Bhelai620 people
- Bhuigaon604 people
- Chapeli602 people
- Hinganjhar580 people
- Padampur524 people
- Babu Kohaka517 people
- Damkasa451 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mainkheda?496225
- How far is Mainkheda from Kanker?55 km by road
- What is the population of Mainkheda?581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mainkheda in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mainkheda?72.0% (Census 2011)