# Botka Village, Thanakhamria, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Thanakhamria, Durg 

# Botka

Botka is a village in Thanakhamria sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491993**. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 51 households**, the 75th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 273people (2011)
- 51households
- 57.4%literacy
- 491993PIN code

## Botka PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code491993
- Gram panchayatBhanaura
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442242

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

## How far is Botka from nearby towns?

- Thanakhamria (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)80 km by road
- Thanakhamria (nearest town)13 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 Botka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thalka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saaja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parpodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Botka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and soyabean**. About 87% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Botka

Of every 100 households in Botka in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Botka · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**79%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Botka?

■ Botka · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**988

Working population ****42.5%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 48.5% for women. 40% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 15 (13%)

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 Thanakhamria

- Kurra336 people
- Boriya312 people
- Gidhwa309 people
- Boriya304 people
- Singhanpuri260 people
- Uslapur200 people

[All 77 villages in Thanakhamria](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/thanakhamria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Botka?491993
- How far is Botka from Durg?80 km by road
- What is the population of Botka?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Botka in?Durg district (Thanakhamria sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Botka?57.4% (Census 2011)