# Ghotwani Village, Saja, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Saja, Durg 

# Ghotwani

Ghotwani is a village in Saja sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491993**. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 383 households**, the 7th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,937people (2011)
- 383households
- 71.3%literacy
- 491993PIN code

## Ghotwani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghotwani is 491993.** Ghotwani falls in Saja sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491993
- Gram panchayatGotwani
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442077

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

## How far is Ghotwani from nearby towns?

- Saja (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)65 km by road
- Saja (nearest town)5 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 Ghotwani?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ghotwani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saja
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Ghotwani known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 82% of the 680 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Ghotwani

Of every 100 households in Ghotwani in 2011, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghotwani · ■ Saja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**48%

Television ****27%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Ghotwani?

■ Ghotwani · ■ Saja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**956

Working population ****51.8%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 62.3% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 408 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (5%) · **■** Marginal 255 (25%)

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 Saja

- Bhatgaon2,399 people
- Mohtara2,379 people
- Bortara2,238 people
- Tenduwa2,157 people
- Kongiya Kalan1,752 people
- Rakhi1,719 people
- Bhanderwani1,520 people
- Gadadih1,457 people

[All 109 villages in Saja](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/saja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghotwani?491993
- How far is Ghotwani from Durg?65 km by road
- What is the population of Ghotwani?1,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghotwani in?Durg district (Saja sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghotwani?71.3% (Census 2011)
