# Amera Tikra Village, Marwahi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/marwahi/amera-tikra/ Village · Marwahi, Bilaspur # Amera Tikra Amera Tikra is a village in Marwahi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495118**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 217 households**, the 59th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 859people (2011) - 217households - 72.6%literacy - 495118PIN code ## Amera Tikra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amera Tikra is 495118.** Amera Tikra falls in Marwahi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495118 - Gram panchayatAmera Tikra - Community development blockMarwahi - Census village code437577 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amera Tikra from nearby towns? - Marwahi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)140 km by road - Pendra (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 Amera Tikra? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Amera Tikra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 · Bharridand - ○Degree college10+ km · Marwahi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marwahi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Amera Tikra known for? About 67% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Amera Tikra Of every 100 households in Amera Tikra in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amera Tikra · ■ Marwahi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **82% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****15%** **48% Television ****13%** **13% Mobile phone ****4%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****53%** **30% 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 Amera Tikra? ■ Amera Tikra · ■ Marwahi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **1011 Working population ****53.9%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 61.8% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 100 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (45%) · **■** Other work 36 (8%) · **■** Marginal 120 (26%) 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 Marwahi - Deogawan989 people - Gudumdeori940 people - Sacharatola903 people - Dhummatola874 people - Danikundi859 people - Patharri846 people - Rajadih828 people - Pondi813 people [All 86 villages in Marwahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/marwahi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amera Tikra?495118 - How far is Amera Tikra from Bilaspur?140 km by road - What is the population of Amera Tikra?859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amera Tikra in?Bilaspur district (Marwahi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Amera Tikra?72.6% (Census 2011)