Pakhanjore

Pakhanjore[1] is a major Nagar Panchayat (Notified Area Council) city in the Kanker district (North Baster) of Chhattisgarh state, central India. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Kapsi, 72 km (45 mi) from Bhanupratappur, 186 km (116 mi) from Durg and about 224 km (139 mi) from the state capital Raipur. It is located 110 km (68 mi) towards the west from District headquarters Kanker (North Baster), and 47 km (29 mi) from Koylibeda.[2]

Pakhanjore Pakhanjore Tehsil
Urban Agglomeration
Nickname(s):  Pakhanjur
Pakhanjore Location in Chhattisgarh, India Show map of Chhattisgarh Pakhanjore Pakhanjore (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20.3°N 81.2°E / 20.3; 81.2
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kanker
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat (Notified Area Council)
Population  (2011)
• Total	142,240
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	494 776
Telephone code	91 7844
Vehicle registration	CG 19
Sex ratio	991 ♂/900♀

Freedom fighters like Gen Singh fought against the British Raj in Paralkot (now modern Pakhanjore).[3]

Demographics

The Pakhanjore Nagar Panchayat (Notified Area Council) has a population of 10,201 of which 5,370 are males while 4,831 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.[4] Population of children with age of 0-6 is 1207 which is 11.83% of total population of Pakhanjore (NP). In Pakhanjore Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex ratio is of 900 against state average of 991. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Pakhanjore is around 904 compared to Chhattisgarh state average of 969. The literacy rate of Pakhanjore city is 86.86%, higher than state average of 70.28%. Male literacy is around 91.64% while female literacy rate is 81.54%.

Pakhanjore Tehsil

Pakhanjore (NP) is surrounded by Durgukondal Tehsil to the east, Koylibeda Tehsil to the east, Dhanora Tehsil to the west, Bhanupratappur Tehsil to the east. Gadchiroli, Dalli-Rajhara, Kanker, Durg, Bhilai, Raipur are the nearby cities.

kherkatta Dam

Apart from this, there are 133 Bengali Sectors in Pakhanjore (NP)

Pv 1	Pv 12	Pv 23	Pv 35	Pv 46	Pv 57	Pv 68	Pv 79	Pv 90	Pv 101	Pv 112	Pv 123
Pv 2	Pv 13	Pv 24	Pv 36	Pv 47	Pv 58	Pv 69	Pv 80	Pv 91	Pv 102	Pv 113	Pv 124
Pv 3	Pv 14	Pv 25	Pv 37	Pv 48	Pv 59	Pv 70	Pv 81	Pv 92	Pv 103	Pv 114	Pv 125
Pv 4	Pv 15	Pv 26	Pv 38	Pv 49	Pv 60	Pv 71	Pv 82	Pv 93	Pv 104	Pv 115	Pv 126
Pv 5	Pv 16	Pv 27	Pv 39	Pv 50	Pv 61	Pv 72	Pv 83	Pv 94	pv 105	Pv 116	Pv 127
Pv 6	Pv 17	Pv 28	Pv 40	Pv 51	Pv 62	Pv 73	Pv 84	Pv 95	Pv 106	Pv 117	Pv 128
Pv 7	Pv 18	Pv 29	Pv 41	Pv 52	Pv 63	Pv 74	Pv 85	Pv 96	Pv 107	Pv 118	Pv 129
Pv 8	Pv 19	Pv 30	Pv 42	Pv 53	Pv 64	Pv 75	Pv 86	Pv 97	Pv 108	Pv 119	Pv 130
Pv 9	Pv 20	Pv 31	Pv 43	Pv 54	Pv 65	Pv 76	Pv 87	Pv 98	Pv 109	Pv 120	Pv 131
Pv 10	Pv 21	Pv 32	Pv 44	Pv 55	Pv 66	Pv 77	Pv 88	Pv 99	Pv 110	Pv 121	Pv 132
Pv 11	Pv 22	Pv 34	Pv 45	Pv 56	Pv 67	Pv 78	Pv 89	Pv 100	Pv 111	Pv 122	Pv 133

The sub-district code of Pakhanjore block is 03354. There are about 299 villages in Pakhanjore block. Pakhanjore Nagar Panchayat, Chhattisgarh.

Transport

Railway

There is no railway station nearer to Pakhanjore than 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). However, Durg railway station is a major railway station 165 kilometres (103 mi) from Pakhanjore. The second nearest railway station to Pakhanjore is Dalli Rajhara which is located at around 76.4 kilometres (47.5 mi) distance.

kali mandir Pakhanjore

The following table shows other railway stations and its distance

S No	Name of Railway station
1	Bhanupratappur railway station
2	Durg railway station
3	Dalli Rajhara railway station
4	Kusumkasa railway station
5	Balod railway station
6	Sindewahi railway station
7	Arjuni railway station
8	Kewti railway station

By Bus

Airport

Pakhanjore nearest airport is Chandrapur Airport situated at 146.9 km distance. Few more airports around Pakhanjore are as follows.

S No	Airport Name
1	Chandrapur Airport
2	Gondia Airport
3	Swami Vivekananda Airport

Dandakarana project

Main article: Dandakaranya Project

The Dandakaranya Development Authority was created by the union (central) government in 1958 to assist refugees from East Pakistan(now Bangladesh). It constructed the Bhaskel Dam and Pakhanjore reservoir(kherkatta Dam); woodworking centres at Jagdalpur, Boregaon, and Umerkote; and roads and railways in the refugee resettlement areas, including the Balangir-Kozilum railway project. A factory that mainly produces aircraft engines is located at Sunabeda. The National Mineral Development Corporation works iron ore at Bailadila. Important towns are Jagdalpur, Bhawanipatna, and Koraput. The project was known as the Dandakaranya Project.

To solve an almost intractable human problem, the rehabilitation of a large number of refugees who were uprooted from their homeland in East Pakistan settled at 133 Bengali sectors and areas of Bande, Pakhanjore and Kapsi. Pakhanjore is only connected by the bus route from Durg, Raipur, Kanker, Dalli rajra, Jagdalpur, Chandrapur. Apart from this struggling people are coming forward to study at Durg, Bhilai, and Raipur(Capital city). Privatization has made Pakhanjore more popular among people.[5]

Education

Colleges

shiv mandir Pakhanjore

• Government Veer Gaind Singh College Pakhanjore[6]

Year of Establishment 1989 Address: Sangam road, new market, Pakhanjore

Institute

• Industrial Training Institute (ITI)[7]
• IL&FS Skill Schools-Nai Disha Education Seva Samiti (Global Info Services, Pakhanjore)[8]

Pakhanjore

Schools in Pakhanjore

Secondary School, Pakhanjore (22140134109)

Higher Secondary School Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Pakhanjore (22140134103) Shri Shri Ramkrishna Vidyapith Higher Secondary School, Pakhanjore (22140134111) Satyanand Higher Secondary School, Pakhanjore (22140134107) Govt. Higher secondary School, Pakhanjore Marathi Primary School, Pakhanjore Nivedita Vidya pith High School, Pakhanjore Life Academy School, Pakhanjore[9][10] Govt. Primary School, Pakhanjore Govt. Middle School Sohagaon, pakhanjore [11][12] M.D. life study high school p.v. 16 (kalyanpur)dist-kanker,state- C.G. (22140105302) Sports Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium Pakhanjore The stadium is famous for football and cricket tournament.[13] Every year Independence Day(15 August) and Republic Day (26 January) is celebrated in this stadium. All culcural activities and Extra co circular activities is performed there and inter school competitions are organized between them along with marchfast. Economy Hahaladdi Iron Ore Deposit The project site is well connected through State highway SH-6, Kahdubari to Sumbalpur road at 11.7 km away towards NE and Pakhanjore to Bhanupratappur road at 1.5 km away in SSE direction. [14] Banks STATE BANK OF INDIA - PAKHANJORE DENA BANK-NOW BANK OF BARODA CHATTISGARH RAJYA GRAMIN BANK-PAKHANJORE JILA SAHKARI KENDRIY BANK-PAKHANJORE ESAF BANK-PAKHANJORE Agriculture Agriculture Field Pakhanjore History Pakhanjore or Pakhanjur Pakhanjore was established in 1958 by Dandakaranya Project along with Kapsi and Bande. In an article of Thursday 22 August 1974 of Rajya Sabha[15] Dr k. MATHEW KURIAN clearly state that the name as Pakhanjore and not Pakhanjur. The people residing there still use the official name as Pakhanjore but the people not residing there refer the name as Pakhanjur (which is wrong spelling). Paralkote This area was referred to as Paralkote district during DNK project. Later it was merged with kanker district.[16] Health and Care Hospital Government Civil Hospital Pakhanjore (HC_Id 0660000)[17] Pvt Vandana Hospital Pakhanjore Veterinary Hospital Pakhanjore[18] Famous places to visit Kherkatta Reservoir (Kharkhatta dam/Pakhanjore Reservoir) which is situated near Kapsi.[19] Pakhanjore Mela : Pakhanjore mela (Nara Narayan Mela).[20] NARA NARAYAN SEVASRAM Kali mandir, Pakhanjore Shiv Mandir Satsang Vihar, Shri Shri Thakur Anukulchandra Temple situated in the heart of Pakhanjore, near Old Market, Centre for Spiritual Excellence and Universal Brotherhood. P.V.9 Media and communication There are currently 2 operating networks running in Pakhanjore, which are Jio and BSNL. Post Office Pin Code of Pakhanjore is 494776 and Postal Head Office is Pakhanjore Camp.[21][22] See also List of cities in Chhattisgarh by population References Pakhanjore city (7 January 2017). "Website of Pakhanjore". Retrieved 30 October 2017. koylibeda Block design. Layout of Koyelibeda Block. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Freedom Frighter. "Great Man Gen Singh". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2015. census. "census 2011". Retrieved 21 February 2015. work. Villages Established (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Gov college. "Govt. Veer Gaind Singh College Pakhanjore". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Institute. "Industrial Training Institute (ITI)". Retrieved 25 February 2015. Institute. "Computers center". Retrieved 25 February 2015. School. "Life Academy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Magazine. Life Academy in Pakhanjore (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Private Schools. "Private School". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015. schools. "schools In Pakhanjore". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015. stadium. "Pakhanjore stadium". Retrieved 12 March 2015. The project site is connected to Pakhanjore to Bhanupratappur road. HAHALADDI IRON ORE DEPOSIT (PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015. Article on Malariya epidermic at Rajya Sabha in 1974. Official Name Pakhanjore (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2015. Paralkote irrigation canal system (1971). Design report of PARALKOTE (PDF). Retrieved 30 October 2017. DB Tech (Pakhanjore, Chhattisgarh). "Pakhanjore Hospital". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015. Vandana Hospital (PDF). RSBY. p. 23. Kherkatta Reservoir. "Pakhanjore Dam". Retrieved 31 March 2015. Pakhanjore mela. "News in Naiduniya". Retrieved 11 April 2015. Pakhanjore Camp. "Pincode". Retrieved 25 February 2015. Post office code (2017). Pakhanjore camp post office. p. 1. Retrieved 30 October 2017.