# Geraon Village, Korba, Korba (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korba, Korba 

# Geraon

Geraon is a village in Korba sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495674**. The 2011 Census counted **1,101 people in 276 households**, the 45th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,101people (2011)
- 276households
- 59.9%literacy
- 495674PIN code

## Geraon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Geraon is 495674.** Geraon falls in Korba sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495674
- Gram panchayatGeraon
- Community development blockKorba
- Census village code436400

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

## How far is Geraon from nearby towns?

- Korba (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)30 km by road
- Korba (nearest town)30 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 Geraon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Geraon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Korkoma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Geraon known for?

The main crops are **black gram and paddy**. About 13% of the 2,822 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Geraon

Of every 100 households in Geraon in 2011, 89 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Geraon · ■ Korba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****76%**

**26%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Geraon?

■ Geraon · ■ Korba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**1011

Working population ****61.8%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 47.8% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (29%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 336 (49%)

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 Korba

- Semipali1,173 people
- Chitapali1,167 people
- Kodiaghat1,158 people
- Fulsari1,154 people
- Amaldiha1,094 people
- Simkeda1,082 people
- Kerakachhar1,078 people
- Chakamar1,043 people

[All 134 villages in Korba](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/korba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Geraon?495674
- How far is Geraon from Korba?30 km by road
- What is the population of Geraon?1,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Geraon in?Korba district (Korba sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Geraon?59.9% (Census 2011)