# Nilawaya Village, Kuakonda – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuakonda, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Nilawaya

Nilawaya is a village in Kuakonda sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **701 people in 159 households**, the 26th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.4%.

- 701people (2011)
- 159households
- 33.8%literacy
- 494552PIN code

## Nilawaya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nilawaya is 494552.** Nilawaya falls in Kuakonda sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494552
- Gram panchayatNilawaya
- Community development blockKuwakonda
- Census village code450278

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

## How far is Nilawaya from nearby towns?

- Kuwakonda (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)52 km by road
- Kirandul (nearest town)50 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 Nilawaya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Nilawaya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Nilawaya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 63% of the 1,077 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 Nilawaya

Of every 100 households in Nilawaya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nilawaya · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

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

**5%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****97%**

**72%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nilawaya?

■ Nilawaya · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.8%**

**47.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1283**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1409**

**1018

Working population ****55.2%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.8% for men and 28.9% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 358 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Kuakonda

- Kakadi813 people
- Hiroli802 people
- Halbaras762 people
- Aranpur748 people
- Kutrem579 people
- Arbe516 people
- Kalepal509 people
- Khutepal501 people

[All 54 villages in Kuakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/kuakonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilawaya?494552
- How far is Nilawaya from Dantewada?52 km by road
- What is the population of Nilawaya?701 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilawaya in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Kuakonda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nilawaya?33.8% (Census 2011)