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

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Village · Pendra, Bilaspur 

# Pankota

Pankota is a village in Pendra sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,022 people in 260 households**, the 33rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,022people (2011)
- 260households
- 55.2%literacy
- 495119PIN code

## Pankota PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code495119
- Gram panchayatBasantpur
- Community development blockGaurella No.1
- Census village code437630

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

## How far is Pankota from nearby towns?

- Pendra (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)91 km by road
- Pendra (nearest town)9 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 Pankota?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pankota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawagaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pendra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pendra Road
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Pankota known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 19% of the 752 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 Pankota

Of every 100 households in Pankota in 2011, 68 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pankota · ■ Pendra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****23%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**33%

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 Pankota?

■ Pankota · ■ Pendra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**972

Working population ****59.5%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 43.4% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (7%) · **■** Marginal 329 (54%)

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

- Bariumrao1,199 people
- Basantpur1,161 people
- Pithampur1,145 people
- Bandhi1,108 people
- Sewra999 people
- Latkoni Kalan941 people
- Godha927 people
- Sarkhor897 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pankota?495119
- How far is Pankota from Bilaspur?91 km by road
- What is the population of Pankota?1,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pankota in?Bilaspur district (Pendra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pankota?55.2% (Census 2011)