# Hanker Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/hanker/ Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Hanker Hanker is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494776**. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 43 households**, the 204th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 273people (2011) - 43households - 77.6%literacy - 494776PIN code ## Hanker PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hanker is 494776.** Hanker falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494776 - Gram panchayatHanker - Community development blockKoyalibeda - Census village code448207 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hanker from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)70 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town)8 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 Hanker? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Hanker; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Pakhanjur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pakhanjur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Hanker known for? About 46% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Hanker Of every 100 households in Hanker in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hanker · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **58% Toilet within the home ****2%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****36%** **42% Television ****10%** **24% Mobile phone ****2%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Hanker? ■ Hanker · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **981 Working population ****63.0%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 62.6% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 138 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 26 (15%) 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 - Aalkanhar279 people - Phurphundi278 people - Sargikot276 people - Todhur274 people - Manegaon272 people - Gutakachhar269 people - Deepnagar267 people - Markanar267 people [All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hanker?494776 - How far is Hanker from Kanker?70 km by road - What is the population of Hanker?273 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hanker in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Hanker?77.6% (Census 2011)