Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker
# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494771. The 2011 Census counted 497 people in 102 households, the 116th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.
- 497 people (2011)
- 102 households
- 77.2% literacy
- 494771 PIN code

## Kamalpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kamalpur is 494771. Kamalpur falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494771
- Gram panchayat Koyegaon
- Community development block Koyalibeda
- Census village code 448233

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

## How far is Kamalpur from nearby towns?
- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ) 125 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kamalpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kamalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 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 Kamalpur known for?

About 59% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kamalpur

Of every 100 households in Kamalpur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 70% 58%
- Toilet within the home 11% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 78%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 63% 42%
- Television 44% 24%
- Mobile phone 1% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 36% 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).

## What is the population of Kamalpur?

■ Kamalpur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.2% 66.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 981
- Working population 54.7% 45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 61.4% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 269 (99%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pakhanjur
- Shanti Nagar 508 people
- Kamteda 502 people
- Tadwaili 502 people
- Juna Gabadegaon 500 people
- Tarunnagar 492 people
- Chitranjan Nagar 489 people
- Radhapur 487 people
- Sohgaon 484 people

All 301 villages in Pakhanjur

## Other places named Kamalpur
- Kamalpur · Sub-district, Kamrup · 169,235 people
- Kamalpur · Village, Nirmali, Supaul · 11,581 people
- Kamalpur · Town, Dhalai · 10,872 people
- Kamalpur · Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman · 9,757 people
- Kamalpur · Village, Nandigram - II, Purba Medinipur · 7,815 people
- Kamalpur · Village, Raninagar - I, Murshidabad · 7,692 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kamalpur? 494771
- How far is Kamalpur from Kanker? 125 km by road
- What is the population of Kamalpur? 497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur? 77.2% (Census 2011)

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