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

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Wala

Wala is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494661**. The 2011 Census counted **417 people in 74 households**, the 147th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 417people (2011)
- 74households
- 51.9%literacy
- 494661PIN code

## Wala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wala is 494661.** Wala falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494661
- Gram panchayatUdanpur
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448443

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

## How far is Wala from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)123 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)123 km by road
- Antagarh (nearest town)38 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 Wala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Wala; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Komlibeda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Antagarh
- ○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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Wala known for?

About 20% of the 723 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Wala

Of every 100 households in Wala in 2011, 33 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wala · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**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 ****0%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Wala?

■ Wala · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**981

Working population ****51.1%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 39.5% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 140 (66%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 69 (32%)

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

- Gopalpur423 people
- Madle423 people
- Kirshan Nagar421 people
- Dwarkapuri419 people
- Sambalpur413 people
- Khairkatta407 people
- Jagannathpur397 people
- Jonawar396 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wala?494661
- How far is Wala from Kanker?123 km by road
- What is the population of Wala?417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wala in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Wala?51.9% (Census 2011)