Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Rup Nagar Rup Nagar is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494776. The 2011 Census counted 1,720 people in 330 households, the 11th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,720 people (2011) - 330 households - 75.6% literacy - 494776 PIN code ## Rup Nagar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rup Nagar is 494776. Rup Nagar falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494776 - Gram panchayat Penkodo - Community development block Koyalibeda - Census village code 448304 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rup Nagar from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 130 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rup Nagar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Rup Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pakhanjur - ○ 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 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 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 Rup Nagar known for? About 66% of the 460 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rup Nagar Of every 100 households in Rup Nagar in 2011, 78 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rup Nagar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 58% - Toilet within the home 37% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 63% 78% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 2% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 66% 42% - Television 37% 24% - Mobile phone 23% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 18% 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 Rup Nagar? ■ Rup Nagar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.6% 66.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1022 981 - Working population 33.0% 45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 67.0% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 288 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (3%) · ■ Other work 54 (10%) · ■ Marginal 207 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pakhanjur - Baikunthpur 1,969 people - Purshotam Nagar 1,967 people - Yogendra Nagar 1,831 people - Prem Nagar 1,778 people - Lakhanpur 1,664 people - Govindpur 1,621 people - Sham Nagar 1,517 people - Chandipur 1,514 people All 301 villages in Pakhanjur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rup Nagar? 494776 - How far is Rup Nagar from Kanker? 130 km by road - What is the population of Rup Nagar? 1,720 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rup Nagar in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Rup Nagar? 75.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/rup-nagar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.