Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya # Ratga Ratga is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497335. The 2011 Census counted 720 people in 176 households, the 64th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 720 people (2011) - 176 households - 66.9% literacy - 497335 PIN code ## Ratga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ratga is 497335. Ratga falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497335 - Gram panchayat Ratga - Community development block Baikunthpur - Census village code 431377 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ratga from nearby towns? - Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Baikunthpur (district HQ) 24 km by road - Baikunthpur (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ratga? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ratga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bishunpur - ○ 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 - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ratga known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and mustard. About 53% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ratga Of every 100 households in Ratga in 2011, 28 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ratga · ■ Baikunthpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 28% 57% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 1% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 87% 63% - Television 2% 14% - Mobile phone 19% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 62% 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 Ratga? ■ Ratga · ■ Baikunthpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 71.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 937 961 - Working population 68.5% 53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 54.8% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 301 (61%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (5%) · ■ Other work 19 (4%) · ■ Marginal 146 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baikunthpur - Kotaktal 788 people - Jamghana 777 people - Umjhar 745 people - Anga 724 people - Amarpur 704 people - Parcha 693 people - Pipardand 690 people - Ajokhurd 678 people All 125 villages in Baikunthpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ratga? 497335 - How far is Ratga from Baikunthpur? 24 km by road - What is the population of Ratga? 720 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ratga in? Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ratga? 66.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/ratga/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.