Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Gatwa Gatwa is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493229. The 2011 Census counted 432 people in 94 households, the 101st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 432 people (2011) - 94 households - 68.5% literacy - 493229 PIN code ## Gatwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gatwa is 493229. Gatwa falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493229 - Gram panchayat Sundreli - Community development block Sakti - Census village code 436897 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gatwa from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 25 km by road - Naya Baradwar (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gatwa? 6 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 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jarve - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sakti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sakti - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gatwa known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and vegetable. About 67% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gatwa · ■ Sakti rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 92% - Toilet within the home 0% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 1% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 27% 27% - Television 26% 31% - Mobile phone 11% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 24% 31% - Own their home 96% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gatwa? ■ Gatwa · ■ Sakti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.5% 71.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 875 956 - Working population 56.0% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 57.4% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 124 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (21%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 64 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sakti - Chamarwah 454 people - Chhindmuda 453 people - Jagdalli 447 people - Salihabhatha 435 people - Tendutoha 415 people - Kaneti 397 people - Rishabhtirth 392 people - Karrapali 391 people All 128 villages in Sakti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gatwa? 493229 - How far is Gatwa from Janjgir? 25 km by road - What is the population of Gatwa? 432 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gatwa in? Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gatwa? 68.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/gatwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.