Village · Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Nilawaram Nilawaram is a village in Sukma sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494111. The 2011 Census counted 1,284 people in 209 households, the 11th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%. - 1,284 people (2011) - 209 households - 55.1% literacy - 494111 PIN code ## Nilawaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nilawaram is 494111. Nilawaram falls in Sukma sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494111 - Gram panchayat Nilawaram - Community development block Sukma - Census village code 450635 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nilawaram from nearby towns? - Sukma (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 78 km by road - Sukma (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nilawaram? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Nilawaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sukma - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sukma - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sukma - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nilawaram known for? About 42% of the 1,496 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nilawaram Of every 100 households in Nilawaram in 2011, 63 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nilawaram · ■ Sukma rural average - Electricity for lighting 63% 35% - Toilet within the home 5% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 96% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 1% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 96% 30% - Television 0% 3% - Mobile phone 6% 5% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 3% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 64% 66% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nilawaram? ■ Nilawaram · ■ Sukma rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.1% 33.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 1060 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 920 987 - Working population 38.9% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.0% for men and 45.5% for women. 34% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 355 (71%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 15 (3%) · ■ Marginal 127 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sukma - Murtonda 2,199 people - Kondre 1,471 people - Sonakuknar 1,444 people - Phulbagadi 1,339 people - Bodko 1,227 people - Maroki 1,199 people - Sirsatti 1,130 people - Ponga Bheji 1,087 people All 52 villages in Sukma ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nilawaram? 494111 - How far is Nilawaram from Dantewada? 78 km by road - What is the population of Nilawaram? 1,284 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nilawaram in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Sukma sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nilawaram? 55.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/sukma/nilawaram/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.