# Amora Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balod, Durg 

# Amora

Amora is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491227**. The 2011 Census counted **915 people in 196 households**, the 51st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 915people (2011)
- 196households
- 84.5%literacy
- 491227PIN code

## Amora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amora is 491227.** Amora falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491227
- Gram panchayatAmora
- Community development blockSanjaribalod
- Census village code443193

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

## How far is Amora from nearby towns?

- Balod (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)65 km by road
- Balod (nearest town)16 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 Amora?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Amora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sorar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Amora known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 90% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Amora

Of every 100 households in Amora in 2011, 85 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amora · ■ Balod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****94%**

**76%

Television ****36%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Amora?

■ Amora · ■ Balod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**990

Working population ****70.7%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 75.2% for women. 73% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 313 (48%)

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 Balod

- Dengrapar1,001 people
- Khairtarai999 people
- Khapri992 people
- Biretra959 people
- Rewati Nawagaon907 people
- Bori895 people
- Orma872 people
- Newari Khurd815 people

[All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amora?491227
- How far is Amora from Durg?65 km by road
- What is the population of Amora?915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amora in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amora?84.5% (Census 2011)