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

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Village · Kuakonda, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Pedka

Pedka is a village in Kuakonda sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **208 people in 47 households**, the 49th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.4%.

- 208people (2011)
- 47households
- 86.9%literacy
- 494552PIN code

## Pedka PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code494552
- Gram panchayatKutrem
- Community development blockKuwakonda
- Census village code450264

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

## How far is Pedka from nearby towns?

- Kuwakonda (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)56 km by road
- Kirandul (nearest town)17 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 Pedka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pedka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Firandul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kirandul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhansi
- ○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, canal / river 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 Pedka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 66% of the 332 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 Pedka

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

■ Pedka · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**5%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****94%**

**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 Pedka?

■ Pedka · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**47.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**1018

Working population ****55.3%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 81.4% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 62 (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 Kuakonda

- Acheli267 people
- Purangel253 people
- Doriras250 people
- Bodepali223 people
- Mendpal187 people
- Pujaripal173 people
- Barrem131 people
- Lawa88 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pedka?494552
- How far is Pedka from Dantewada?56 km by road
- What is the population of Pedka?208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pedka in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Kuakonda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pedka?86.9% (Census 2011)