# Keratong Village, Chhindgarh – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Chhindgarh, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Keratong

Keratong is a village in Chhindgarh sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494115**. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 102 households**, the 59th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 38.6%.

- 470people (2011)
- 102households
- 50.3%literacy
- 494115PIN code

## Keratong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keratong is 494115.** Keratong falls in Chhindgarh sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494115
- Gram panchayatKeratong
- Community development blockChhindgarh
- Census village code450554

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

## How far is Keratong from nearby towns?

- Chhindgarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)102 km by road
- Sukma (nearest town)32 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 Keratong?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Keratong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhindgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sukma
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Keratong known for?

About 52% of the 690 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Keratong

Of every 100 households in Keratong in 2011, 11 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keratong · ■ Chhindgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**9%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****58%**

**56%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Keratong?

■ Keratong · ■ Chhindgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**38.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1448**

**1064

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**1013

Working population ****47.7%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 45.4% for women. 52% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (33%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 77 (34%)

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 Chhindgarh

- Hikmiras548 people
- Sitapal523 people
- Jangampal503 people
- Bakulaghat494 people
- Kokalpal469 people
- Doleras459 people
- Reddipal459 people
- Tumakpal414 people

[All 78 villages in Chhindgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/chhindgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keratong?494115
- How far is Keratong from Dantewada?102 km by road
- What is the population of Keratong?470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keratong in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Chhindgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Keratong?50.3% (Census 2011)