# Raikote Village, Tokapal, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tokapal, Bastar 

# Raikote

Raikote is a village in Tokapal sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495115**. The 2011 Census counted **2,160 people in 553 households**, the 7th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.6%.

- 2,160people (2011)
- 553households
- 44.7%literacy
- 495115PIN code

## Raikote PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raikote is 495115.** Raikote falls in Tokapal sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495115
- Gram panchayatRaikote
- Community development blockTonkapal
- Census village code449551

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

## How far is Raikote from nearby towns?

- Tokapal (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)25 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 Raikote?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Raikote; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tokapal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Raikote known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 34% of the 1,273 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Raikote

Of every 100 households in Raikote in 2011, 38 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raikote · ■ Tokapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****33%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**49%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Raikote?

■ Raikote · ■ Tokapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.7%**

**48.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1063

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**990

Working population ****43.9%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 36.0% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 195 (21%) · **■** Marginal 678 (72%)

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 Tokapal

- Chhaparbhanpuri3,309 people
- Arracote2,619 people
- Sirisgura2,463 people
- Salepal2,255 people
- Keshloor2,147 people
- Bademoratpal2,093 people
- Karangi2,039 people
- Bade Arapur2,038 people

[All 70 villages in Tokapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/tokapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raikote?495115
- How far is Raikote from Jagdalpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Raikote?2,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raikote in?Bastar district (Tokapal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Raikote?44.7% (Census 2011)
