# Gigtara Village, Mungeli, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Mungeli, Bilaspur 

# Gigtara

Gigtara is a village in Mungeli sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495334**. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 72 households**, the 217th largest of 260 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 309people (2011)
- 72households
- 59.7%literacy
- 495334PIN code

## Gigtara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gigtara is 495334.** Gigtara falls in Mungeli sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495334
- Gram panchayatDamapur
- Community development blockMungeli
- Census village code438100

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

## How far is Gigtara from nearby towns?

- Mungeli (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Mungeli (nearest town)17 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 Gigtara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gigtara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chhatan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mungeli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mungeli
- ○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)14 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 Gigtara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 56% of the 83 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 Gigtara

Of every 100 households in Gigtara in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gigtara · ■ Mungeli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**45%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**43%

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 Gigtara?

■ Gigtara · ■ Mungeli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**975

Working population ****51.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 45.8% for women. 48% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (92%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Mungeli

- Fandwanikapa323 people
- Daukidah313 people
- Majgaon313 people
- Chichesara312 people
- Khamharia306 people
- Keshtara305 people
- Bhimpuri304 people
- Gopatpur303 people

[All 278 villages in Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gigtara?495334
- How far is Gigtara from Bilaspur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Gigtara?309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gigtara in?Bilaspur district (Mungeli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gigtara?59.7% (Census 2011)