# Ujala Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Ujala

Ujala is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494771**. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 57 households**, the 214th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 247people (2011)
- 57households
- 78.8%literacy
- 494771PIN code

## Ujala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ujala is 494771.** Ujala falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494771
- Gram panchayatKoyegaon
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448463

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

## How far is Ujala from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)133 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)18 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 Ujala?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ujala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kapsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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.

## Homes and amenities in Ujala

Of every 100 households in Ujala in 2011, 81 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ujala · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**42%

Television ****35%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Ujala?

■ Ujala · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**981

Working population ****58.3%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 69.1% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 133 (92%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 10 (7%)

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

- Enahura255 people
- Orchha255 people
- Penkodo251 people
- Balligarh248 people
- Chetanyapur246 people
- Palnadi246 people
- Jabelee245 people
- Nadichua241 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ujala?494771
- How far is Ujala from Kanker?133 km by road
- What is the population of Ujala?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ujala in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ujala?78.8% (Census 2011)