# Amakada Village, Durgkondal – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/amakada/ Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Amakada Amakada is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494665**. The 2011 Census counted **1,072 people in 216 households**, the 5th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 1,072people (2011) - 216households - 71.7%literacy - 494665PIN code ## Amakada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amakada is 494665.** Amakada falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494665 - Gram panchayatPedawari - Community development blockDurgkondal - Census village code447668 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amakada from nearby towns? - Durgkondal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)60 km by road - Bhanupratappur (nearest town)10 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 Amakada? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Amakada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●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 school5–10 km · Damkasa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhanupratappur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhanupratappur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Amakada known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and maize**. About 63% of the 545 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Amakada Of every 100 households in Amakada in 2011, 55 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amakada · ■ Durgkondal rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **51% Toilet within the home ****13%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****98%** **35% Television ****9%** **7% Mobile phone ****13%** **9% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **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 Amakada? ■ Amakada · ■ Durgkondal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **62.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **972 Working population ****62.8%** **57.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 205 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (8%) · **■** Marginal 386 (57%) 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 Durgkondal - Hatkondal1,722 people - Durgkondal1,609 people - Kodekurse1,219 people - Bhirawahi1,156 people - Dangra1,045 people - Raurwahi1,044 people - Surungdah1,018 people - Otekatta935 people [All 150 villages in Durgkondal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amakada?494665 - How far is Amakada from Kanker?60 km by road - What is the population of Amakada?1,072 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amakada in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Amakada?71.7% (Census 2011)