# Korta Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Korta

Korta is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494222**. The 2011 Census counted **1,447 people in 370 households**, the 43rd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 1,447people (2011)
- 370households
- 48.0%literacy
- 494222PIN code

## Korta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Korta is 494222.** Korta falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494222
- Gram panchayatKorta
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449480

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

## How far is Korta from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jagdalpur (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 Korta?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Korta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bakaband
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parchanpal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 24 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 Korta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, madiya and sugarcane**. About 47% of the 877 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Korta

Of every 100 households in Korta in 2011, 82 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Korta · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**26%

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 Korta?

■ Korta · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**994

Working population ****55.3%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 36.8% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 127 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 628 (78%)

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 Bakavand

- Borigaon1,523 people
- Dhanpur1,471 people
- Cholnar1,469 people
- Udiyapal1,463 people
- Chitaloor1,367 people
- Bhejripadar1,359 people
- Jharumargaon1,327 people
- Sargipal1,309 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korta?494222
- How far is Korta from Jagdalpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Korta?1,447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korta in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Korta?48.0% (Census 2011)