# Shantipur Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Shantipur

Shantipur is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494777**. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 128 households**, the 88th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 606people (2011)
- 128households
- 76.0%literacy
- 494777PIN code

## Shantipur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code494777
- Gram panchayatJankpur
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448341

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

## How far is Shantipur from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)145 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)16 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 Shantipur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shantipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khandi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bande
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Shantipur known for?

About 56% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Shantipur

Of every 100 households in Shantipur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shantipur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**42%

Television ****58%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shantipur?

■ Shantipur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**981

Working population ****29.9%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 64.6% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (13%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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

- Ratanpur638 people
- Chhote Pakhanjur634 people
- Ashutosh Nagar619 people
- Udanpur618 people
- Uliya598 people
- Brajpur589 people
- Sawan Nagar588 people
- Badrengi575 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shantipur?494777
- How far is Shantipur from Kanker?145 km by road
- What is the population of Shantipur?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shantipur in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Shantipur?76.0% (Census 2011)