Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker
# Padgal

Padgal is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494669. The 2011 Census counted 149 people in 28 households, the 129th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.
- 149 people (2011)
- 28 households
- 70.0% literacy
- 494669 PIN code

## Padgal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Padgal is 494669. Padgal falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494669
- Gram panchayat Hanpattari
- Community development block Durgkondal
- Census village code 447676

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Padgal from nearby towns?
- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ) 89 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town) 69 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Padgal?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Durg Kondal
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanker
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Padgal known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and kodo. About 18% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Padgal

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

■ Padgal · ■ Durgkondal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 51%
- Toilet within the home 0% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 7% 35%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 0% 9%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 0% 29%
- Own their home 96% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Padgal?

■ Padgal · ■ Durgkondal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.0% 62.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1069 996
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 972
- Working population 59.1% 57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 87 (99%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Durgkondal
- Adgud 157 people
- Meregaon 157 people
- Mindoda 156 people
- Khedegaon 150 people
- Bhejhar 139 people
- Hirange 137 people
- Latmarka 133 people
- Hilchur 132 people

All 150 villages in Durgkondal

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Padgal? 494669
- How far is Padgal from Kanker? 89 km by road
- What is the population of Padgal? 149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padgal in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Padgal? 70.0% (Census 2011)

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