# Gaurishankar Nagar Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/gaurishankar-nagar/ Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Gaurishankar Nagar Gaurishankar Nagar is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494115**. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 141 households**, the 72nd largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 695people (2011) - 141households - 65.7%literacy - 494115PIN code ## Gaurishankar Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gaurishankar Nagar is 494115.** Gaurishankar Nagar falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494115 - Gram panchayatMaroda - Community development blockKoyalibeda - Census village code448338 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaurishankar Nagar from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)142 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town)13 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 Gaurishankar Nagar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurishankar Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bande - ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Gaurishankar Nagar known for? About 72% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Gaurishankar Nagar Of every 100 households in Gaurishankar Nagar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gaurishankar Nagar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **58% Toilet within the home ****13%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****31%** **42% Television ****41%** **24% Mobile phone ****1%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Gaurishankar Nagar? ■ Gaurishankar Nagar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **981 Working population ****29.4%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 56.0% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 174 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%) 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 - Chhote Bethiya729 people - Shri Nagar726 people - Sirpur710 people - Janakpur707 people - Nahgeeda693 people - Gudabeda692 people - Sharda Nagar692 people - Karshak Nagar685 people [All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaurishankar Nagar?494115 - How far is Gaurishankar Nagar from Kanker?142 km by road - What is the population of Gaurishankar Nagar?695 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaurishankar Nagar in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gaurishankar Nagar?65.7% (Census 2011)