Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Aturgaon Aturgaon is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494334. The 2011 Census counted 910 people in 226 households, the 39th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 910 people (2011) - 226 households - 79.8% literacy - 494334 PIN code ## Aturgaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Aturgaon is 494334. Aturgaon falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494334 - Gram panchayat Aturgaon - Community development block Kanker - Census village code 447855 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Aturgaon from nearby towns? - Kanker (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 10 km by road - Kanker (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Aturgaon? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Aturgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Singarbhata - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kanker - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kanker - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Aturgaon known for? The main crops are paddy and maize. About 65% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Aturgaon Of every 100 households in Aturgaon in 2011, 88 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Aturgaon · ■ Kanker rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 80% - Toilet within the home 12% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 84% - Tap water 1% 11% - Drinking water within premises 19% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 98% - Use banking services 93% 34% - Television 19% 24% - Mobile phone 20% 23% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 18% 19% - Own their home 94% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Aturgaon? ■ Aturgaon · ■ Kanker rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.8% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1151 1016 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1474 1001 - Working population 58.1% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 72.9% for women. 67% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 204 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 82 (16%) · ■ Household industry 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 71 (13%) · ■ Marginal 160 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kanker - Makri Singrai 975 people - Kewatintola 972 people - Nawagaon 968 people - Makrikhuna 939 people - Pandarwahi 909 people - Gotpur 906 people - Sidesar 894 people - Kodajunga 891 people All 100 villages in Kanker ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aturgaon? 494334 - How far is Aturgaon from Kanker? 10 km by road - What is the population of Aturgaon? 910 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aturgaon in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Aturgaon? 79.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/aturgaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.