Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Brajpur Brajpur is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494661. The 2011 Census counted 589 people in 110 households, the 90th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 589 people (2011) - 110 households - 69.8% literacy - 494661 PIN code ## Brajpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Brajpur is 494661. Brajpur falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494661 - Gram panchayat Sawer - Community development block Koyalibeda - Census village code 448349 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Brajpur from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ) 82 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 151 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town) 82 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Brajpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Brajpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bande - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pankhajur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Brajpur known for? The main crops are paddy and maize. About 58% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Brajpur Of every 100 households in Brajpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Brajpur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 58% - Toilet within the home 32% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 68% 78% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 3% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 63% 42% - Television 38% 24% - Mobile phone 14% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 17% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 8% 17% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Brajpur? ■ Brajpur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.8% 66.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 852 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 615 981 - Working population 30.1% 45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 61.0% for women. 56% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 99 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 71 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pakhanjur - Ashutosh Nagar 619 people - Udanpur 618 people - Shantipur 606 people - Uliya 598 people - Sawan Nagar 588 people - Badrengi 575 people - Laxmipur 573 people - Hari Nagar 570 people All 301 villages in Pakhanjur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Brajpur? 494661 - How far is Brajpur from Kanker? 151 km by road - What is the population of Brajpur? 589 (Census 2011) - Which district is Brajpur in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Brajpur? 69.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/brajpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.