Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa # Gatwa Gatwa is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495446. The 2011 Census counted 1,130 people in 277 households, the 32nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,130 people (2011) - 277 households - 67.6% literacy - 495446 PIN code ## Gatwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gatwa is 495446. Gatwa falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495446 - Gram panchayat Gatwa - Community development block Baloda - Census village code 436697 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gatwa from nearby towns? - Baloda (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 25 km by road - Baloda (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gatwa? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pahriya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Janjgir - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Korba - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gatwa known for? The main crops are paddy, lakh and linseed. About 63% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gatwa Of every 100 households in Gatwa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gatwa · ■ Baloda rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 86% - Toilet within the home 2% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 90% - Tap water 2% 8% - Drinking water within premises 2% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 49% 21% - Television 14% 19% - Mobile phone 10% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 44% 40% - Own their home 95% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gatwa? ■ Gatwa · ■ Baloda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.6% 73.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 939 968 - Working population 65.0% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 49.8% for women. 64% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (2%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 36 (5%) · ■ Marginal 659 (90%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baloda - Dahkoni 1,214 people - Bokramuda 1,198 people - Nawapara 1,163 people - Purena 1,153 people - Korbi 1,128 people - Dhorla 1,123 people - Bokrel 1,121 people - Angarkhar 1,082 people All 69 villages in Baloda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gatwa? 495446 - How far is Gatwa from Janjgir? 25 km by road - What is the population of Gatwa? 1,130 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gatwa in? Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gatwa? 67.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/gatwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.