Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya
# Lotanpara

Lotanpara is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497335. The 2011 Census counted 243 people in 69 households, the 115th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.
- 243 people (2011)
- 69 households
- 50.0% literacy
- 497335 PIN code

## Lotanpara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lotanpara is 497335. Lotanpara falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497335
- Gram panchayat Jagatpur
- Community development block Baikunthpur
- Census village code 431376

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lotanpara from nearby towns?
- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Lotanpara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lotanpara; 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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bisunpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katgodi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 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 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lotanpara known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 30% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Lotanpara

Of every 100 households in Lotanpara in 2011, 45 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lotanpara · ■ Baikunthpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 45% 57%
- Toilet within the home 9% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 92%
- Tap water 19% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 39% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 97% 63%
- Television 1% 14%
- Mobile phone 13% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 56% 38%
- Own their home 100% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lotanpara?

■ Lotanpara · ■ Baikunthpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.0% 71.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1042 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1562 961
- Working population 64.2% 53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 38.4% for women. 68% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 116 (74%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (22%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baikunthpur
- Basudeopur 290 people
- Manpur 290 people
- Korchadand 267 people
- Telaidhar 260 people
- Meko 233 people
- Shankarpur 233 people
- Bakira 224 people
- Sitapur 189 people

All 125 villages in Baikunthpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lotanpara? 497335
- How far is Lotanpara from Baikunthpur? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Lotanpara? 243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lotanpara in? Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Lotanpara? 50.0% (Census 2011)

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