# Amaru Village, Pendra, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pendra, Bilaspur 

# Amaru

Amaru is a village in Pendra sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,425 people in 440 households**, the 21st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,425people (2011)
- 440households
- 73.2%literacy
- 495119PIN code

## Amaru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amaru is 495119.** Amaru falls in Pendra sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495119
- Gram panchayatAmaru
- Community development blockGaurella No.1
- Census village code437638

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

## How far is Amaru from nearby towns?

- Pendra (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)130 km by road
- Pendra (nearest town)21 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 Amaru?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Amaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kougar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pendra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pendra Road
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Amaru known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard and maize**. About 20% of the 995 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Amaru

Of every 100 households in Amaru in 2011, 80 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amaru · ■ Pendra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****41%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**33%

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 Amaru?

■ Amaru · ■ Pendra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**972

Working population ****55.3%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 63.3% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (6%) · **■** Marginal 485 (62%)

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 Pendra

- Bisesara1,638 people
- Nawagaon1,608 people
- Khardi1,525 people
- Lata1,524 people
- Deori Kalan1,397 people
- Kodgar1,389 people
- Jatadeori1,383 people
- Bamhani1,373 people

[All 51 villages in Pendra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amaru?495119
- How far is Amaru from Bilaspur?130 km by road
- What is the population of Amaru?1,425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amaru in?Bilaspur district (Pendra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amaru?73.2% (Census 2011)