Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker
# Gattakal

Gattakal is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494661. The 2011 Census counted 522 people in 101 households, the 110th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.
- 522 people (2011)
- 101 households
- 38.8% literacy
- 494661 PIN code

## Gattakal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gattakal is 494661. Gattakal falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494661
- Gram panchayat Kesekodi
- Community development block Koyalibeda
- Census village code 448413

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

## How far is Gattakal from nearby towns?
- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ) 120 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ) 120 km by road
- Antagarh (nearest town) 37 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gattakal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gattakal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Koyalibeda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kanker
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Antagarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gattakal known for?

About 21% of the 1,069 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gattakal

Of every 100 households in Gattakal 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.

■ Gattakal · ■ Pakhanjur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 58%
- Toilet within the home 0% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 78%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 42%
- Television 0% 24%
- Mobile phone 0% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 45% 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 Gattakal?

■ Gattakal · ■ Pakhanjur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 38.8% 66.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1039 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1686 981
- Working population 55.2% 45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.2% for men and 31.9% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 198 (69%) · ■ Farm labourers 54 (19%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 16 (6%) · ■ Marginal 18 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pakhanjur
- Dotometa 535 people
- Vijaipur 535 people
- Khutgaon 533 people
- Panawar 530 people
- Kadame 519 people
- Shanti Nagar 508 people
- Kamteda 502 people
- Tadwaili 502 people

All 301 villages in Pakhanjur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gattakal? 494661
- How far is Gattakal from Kanker? 120 km by road
- What is the population of Gattakal? 522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gattakal in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gattakal? 38.8% (Census 2011)

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