# Devipur Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Devipur

Devipur is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494222**. The 2011 Census counted **662 people in 115 households**, the 81st largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 662people (2011)
- 115households
- 77.9%literacy
- 494222PIN code

## Devipur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Devipur is 494222.** Devipur falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494222
- Gram panchayatHarangarh
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448272

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

## How far is Devipur from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)127 km by road
- Pakhanjur (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 Devipur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Devipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pakhanjur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pakhanjur
- ○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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Devipur known for?

About 58% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Devipur

Of every 100 households in Devipur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Devipur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**42%

Television ****51%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Devipur?

■ Devipur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**981

Working population ****45.3%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 66.3% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (12%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Durgapur680 people
- Shankar Nagar677 people
- Netaji Nagar672 people
- Kesekodi668 people
- Chanakyapuri657 people
- Raghunathpur650 people
- Ratanpur638 people
- Chhote Pakhanjur634 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Devipur?494222
- How far is Devipur from Kanker?127 km by road
- What is the population of Devipur?662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devipur in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Devipur?77.9% (Census 2011)
