Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Sirpur Sirpur is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494229. The 2011 Census counted 710 people in 131 households, the 70th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 710 people (2011) - 131 households - 72.7% literacy - 494229 PIN code ## Sirpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sirpur is 494229. Sirpur falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494229 - Gram panchayat Aakmeta - Community development block Koyalibeda - Census village code 448392 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sirpur from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ) 44 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 170 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town) 44 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sirpur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Sirpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chote Betiya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhanupratappur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sirpur known for? About 54% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sirpur Of every 100 households in Sirpur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sirpur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Electricity for lighting 70% 58% - Toilet within the home 12% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 78% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99% - Use banking services 65% 42% - Television 28% 24% - Mobile phone 10% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 12% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 15% 17% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sirpur? ■ Sirpur · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.7% 66.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 903 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1062 981 - Working population 37.3% 45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 61.2% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 202 (76%) · ■ Household industry 8 (3%) · ■ Other work 34 (13%) · ■ Marginal 21 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pakhanjur - Kurenar 758 people - Daya Nagar 743 people - Chhote Bethiya 729 people - Shri Nagar 726 people - Janakpur 707 people - Gaurishankar Nagar 695 people - Nahgeeda 693 people - Gudabeda 692 people All 301 villages in Pakhanjur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sirpur? 494229 - How far is Sirpur from Kanker? 170 km by road - What is the population of Sirpur? 710 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirpur in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sirpur? 72.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/sirpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.