# Korkoti Village, Gidam – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Korkoti

Korkoti is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494556**. The 2011 Census counted **821 people in 163 households**, the 29th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%.

- 821people (2011)
- 163households
- 28.2%literacy
- 494556PIN code

## Korkoti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Korkoti is 494556.** Korkoti falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494556
- Gram panchayatHidpal
- Community development blockGeedam
- Census village code450179

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

## How far is Korkoti from nearby towns?

- Geedam (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)51 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)36 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 Korkoti?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Korkoti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barsur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Korkoti known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kosra and corn-ear**. About 7% of the 4,520 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 Korkoti

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

■ Korkoti · ■ Gidam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****1%**

**26%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****80%**

**59%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Korkoti?

■ Korkoti · ■ Gidam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.2%**

**46.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1264**

**989

Working population ****58.7%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.5% for men and 15.4% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 480 (100%)

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 Gidam

- Nagul957 people
- Alnar900 people
- Mofalnar898 people
- Gumalnar897 people
- Jodatarai808 people
- Pahurnar767 people
- Korlapal759 people
- Bhatpal755 people

[All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korkoti?494556
- How far is Korkoti from Dantewada?51 km by road
- What is the population of Korkoti?821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korkoti in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Korkoti?28.2% (Census 2011)