Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa # Gatwa Gatwa is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493229. The 2011 Census counted 1,066 people in 194 households, the 49th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,066 people (2011) - 194 households - 65.3% literacy - 493229 PIN code ## Gatwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gatwa is 493229. Gatwa falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493229 - Gram panchayat Borsi - Community development block Bamhnidih - Census village code 436884 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gatwa from nearby towns? - Champa (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 43 km by road - Champa (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gatwa? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Gatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Birra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bamhnidih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saragaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Gatwa known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and vegetable. About 59% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gatwa · ■ Champa rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 88% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87% - Tap water 9% 4% - Drinking water within premises 6% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 10% 20% - Television 43% 34% - Mobile phone 51% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 10% 29% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gatwa? ■ Gatwa · ■ Champa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.3% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1070 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1277 935 - Working population 64.3% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 53.2% for women. 69% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 382 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (11%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 21 (3%) · ■ Marginal 203 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Champa - Puchheli 1,169 people - Basantpur 1,131 people - Kachanda 1,105 people - Risda 1,068 people - Bhadara 1,001 people - Lachhanpur 1,001 people - Bhanwarmal 986 people - Mauhadih 985 people All 86 villages in Champa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gatwa? 493229 - How far is Gatwa from Janjgir? 43 km by road - What is the population of Gatwa? 1,066 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gatwa in? Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gatwa? 65.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/gatwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.