# Purshotam Nagar Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/purshotam-nagar/ Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Purshotam Nagar Purshotam Nagar is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,967 people in 382 households**, the 8th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,967people (2011) - 382households - 78.8%literacy - 496115PIN code ## Purshotam Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purshotam Nagar is 496115.** Purshotam Nagar falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496115 - Gram panchayatPurshotam Nagar - Community development blockKoyalibeda - Census village code448305 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purshotam Nagar from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)135 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town)3 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 Purshotam Nagar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Purshotam Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pakhanjur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pakhanjur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pakhanjur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Purshotam Nagar known for? About 54% of the 602 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Purshotam Nagar Of every 100 households in Purshotam Nagar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purshotam Nagar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **58% Toilet within the home ****32%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****46%** **42% Television ****47%** **24% Mobile phone ****29%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **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 Purshotam Nagar? ■ Purshotam Nagar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **981 Working population ****33.8%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 70.9% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 466 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (11%) · **■** Marginal 119 (18%) 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 - Ramkrishanpur2,493 people - Mayapur2,168 people - Indraprasth2,095 people - Baikunthpur1,969 people - Yogendra Nagar1,831 people - Prem Nagar1,778 people - Rup Nagar1,720 people - Lakhanpur1,664 people [All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purshotam Nagar?496115 - How far is Purshotam Nagar from Kanker?135 km by road - What is the population of Purshotam Nagar?1,967 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purshotam Nagar in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Purshotam Nagar?78.8% (Census 2011)