Village · Pendra Road Gorella, Bilaspur # Khanta Khanta is a village in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495119. The 2011 Census counted 657 people in 172 households, the 66th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 657 people (2011) - 172 households - 68.4% literacy - 495119 PIN code ## Khanta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Khanta is 495119. Khanta falls in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495119 - Gram panchayat Khanta - Community development block Marwahi - Census village code 437434 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khanta from nearby towns? - Gaurella (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ) 112 km by road - Gaurella (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khanta? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Khanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lalpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pendra - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaurella - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 19 h summer · 17 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khanta known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and pigeon pea. About 44% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khanta Of every 100 households in Khanta in 2011, 75 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khanta · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average - Electricity for lighting 75% 69% - Toilet within the home 56% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 44% 82% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 55% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 27% 53% - Television 12% 14% - Mobile phone 21% 13% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 34% 36% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khanta? ■ Khanta · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.4% 60.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 978 - Working population 57.1% 56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 59.2% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 20 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 229 (61%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 21 (6%) · ■ Marginal 103 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pendra Road Gorella - Banjhorka 777 people - Kotariyadand 773 people - Poota 765 people - Ranijhap 708 people - Khairjhiti 652 people - Gandhipur 619 people - Kanhari 599 people - Dumariha 578 people All 85 villages in Pendra Road Gorella ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khanta? 495119 - How far is Khanta from Bilaspur? 112 km by road - What is the population of Khanta? 657 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khanta in? Bilaspur district (Pendra Road Gorella sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Khanta? 68.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra-road-gorella/khanta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.