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

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Vanshri

Vanshri is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495660**. The 2011 Census counted **1,014 people in 194 households**, the 36th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,014people (2011)
- 194households
- 78.5%literacy
- 495660PIN code

## Vanshri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vanshri is 495660.** Vanshri falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495660
- Gram panchayatJaishri Nagar
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448288

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

## How far is Vanshri from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)143 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)13 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 Vanshri?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○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 waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Vanshri known for?

About 44% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Vanshri

Of every 100 households in Vanshri in 2011, 53 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vanshri · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**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 ****44%**

**42%

Television ****34%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Vanshri?

■ Vanshri · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**981

Working population ****46.0%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 68.1% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 453 (97%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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

- Yashwant Nagar1,072 people
- Durgapur1,055 people
- Satyanand Nagar1,026 people
- Badejhar Katta1,018 people
- Hariharpur1,008 people
- Chandanpur990 people
- Ravindra Nagar987 people
- Vikaspalli984 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vanshri?495660
- How far is Vanshri from Kanker?143 km by road
- What is the population of Vanshri?1,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vanshri in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Vanshri?78.5% (Census 2011)
