# Gourtek Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Gourtek

Gourtek is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,446 people in 412 households**, the 17th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,446people (2011)
- 412households
- 76.8%literacy
- 496113PIN code

## Gourtek PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gourtek is 496113.** Gourtek falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496113
- Gram panchayatGourtek
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445742

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

## How far is Gourtek from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)99 km by road
- Basna (nearest town)14 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 Gourtek?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Singhanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Gourtek known for?

About 78% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Gourtek

Of every 100 households in Gourtek in 2011, 72 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gourtek · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**97%

Use banking services ****53%**

**38%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Gourtek?

■ Gourtek · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**961

Working population ****54.6%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 68.7% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 166 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 454 (58%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 137 (17%)

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 Basna

- Naugadi1,560 people
- Salkhand1,545 people
- Baroli1,534 people
- Durugpali1,487 people
- Chimarkel1,435 people
- Ankori1,393 people
- Santpali1,379 people
- Mednipur1,369 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gourtek?496113
- How far is Gourtek from Mahasamund?99 km by road
- What is the population of Gourtek?1,446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gourtek in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gourtek?76.8% (Census 2011)