# Paurkheda Village, Durgkondal – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Paurkheda

Paurkheda is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494669**. The 2011 Census counted **596 people in 119 households**, the 33rd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 596people (2011)
- 119households
- 48.9%literacy
- 494669PIN code

## Paurkheda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paurkheda is 494669.** Paurkheda falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494669
- Gram panchayatBangachar
- Community development blockDurgkondal
- Census village code447741

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

## How far is Paurkheda from nearby towns?

- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)41 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 Paurkheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Paurkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Durgukondal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Paurkheda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pigeon pea**. About 30% of the 1,076 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Paurkheda

Of every 100 households in Paurkheda in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paurkheda · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**51%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**100%

Use banking services ****60%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paurkheda?

■ Paurkheda · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**972

Working population ****39.8%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 40.7% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 166 (70%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (8%) · **■** Marginal 50 (21%)

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

- Gumdidih632 people
- Pedawari622 people
- Karaki619 people
- Damkasa599 people
- Chihro590 people
- Tamoda584 people
- Anhur583 people
- Hadfad574 people

[All 150 villages in Durgkondal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paurkheda?494669
- How far is Paurkheda from Kanker?15 km by road
- What is the population of Paurkheda?596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paurkheda in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Paurkheda?48.9% (Census 2011)