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

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Padenga

Padenga is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494777**. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 70 households**, the 131st largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 453people (2011)
- 70households
- 59.9%literacy
- 494777PIN code

## Padenga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Padenga is 494777.** Padenga falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494777
- Gram panchayatPadenga
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448355

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

## How far is Padenga from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)155 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)30 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 Padenga?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bande
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Padenga known for?

About 24% of the 604 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Padenga

Of every 100 households in Padenga in 2011, 55 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Padenga · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Padenga?

■ Padenga · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1294**

**981

Working population ****39.1%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 50.3% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 148 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (9%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Pipli469 people
- Matoli459 people
- Rajendra Nagar459 people
- Harangarh456 people
- Belgal448 people
- Anjadi447 people
- Kodosalebhat447 people
- Donde443 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Padenga?494777
- How far is Padenga from Kanker?155 km by road
- What is the population of Padenga?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padenga in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Padenga?59.9% (Census 2011)