Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Pusawahi Pusawahi is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494665. The 2011 Census counted 183 people in 32 households, the 243rd largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 183 people (2011) - 32 households - 64.9% literacy - 494665 PIN code ## Pusawahi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pusawahi is 494665. Pusawahi falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494665 - Gram panchayat Siksod - Community development block Koyalibeda - Census village code 448428 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pusawahi from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ) 116 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 110 km by road - Antagarh (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pusawahi? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Pusawahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Koyalibeda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kanker - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pusawahi known for? About 56% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pusawahi Of every 100 households in Pusawahi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pusawahi · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 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 6% 42% - Television 0% 24% - Mobile phone 3% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 28% 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 Pusawahi? ■ Pusawahi · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.9% 66.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1667 981 - Working population 55.7% 45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 52.2% for women. 52% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 80 (78%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 20 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pakhanjur - Kheiripahar 194 people - Murjhar 193 people - Avadhpur 189 people - Bechaghat 187 people - Nawagondahoor 176 people - Tiralgarh 176 people - Panedobir 175 people - Metamadhale 174 people All 301 villages in Pakhanjur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pusawahi? 494665 - How far is Pusawahi from Kanker? 110 km by road - What is the population of Pusawahi? 183 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pusawahi in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Pusawahi? 64.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/pusawahi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.