# Pakurkal Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Pakurkal

Pakurkal is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 49 households**, the 209th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 264people (2011)
- 49households
- 57.0%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Pakurkal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pakurkal is 491995.** Pakurkal falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatAakmeta
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448395

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

## How far is Pakurkal from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)177 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)51 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 Pakurkal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Pakurkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chotebethiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Pakurkal known for?

About 28% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pakurkal

Of every 100 households in Pakurkal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakurkal · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**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 ****15%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pakurkal?

■ Pakurkal · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****676**

**981

Working population ****49.2%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 47.1% for women. 46% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 130 (100%)

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

- Manegaon272 people
- Gutakachhar269 people
- Deepnagar267 people
- Markanar267 people
- Enahura255 people
- Orchha255 people
- Penkodo251 people
- Balligarh248 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakurkal?491995
- How far is Pakurkal from Kanker?177 km by road
- What is the population of Pakurkal?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakurkal in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pakurkal?57.0% (Census 2011)