# Amarkot Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/amarkot/ Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Amarkot Amarkot is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,490 people in 352 households**, the 19th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,490people (2011) - 352households - 67.9%literacy - 493558PIN code ## Amarkot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amarkot is 493558.** Amarkot falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493558 - Gram panchayatAmarkot - Community development blockSaraipali - Census village code445883 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amarkot from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)122 km by road - Saraipali (nearest town)12 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 Amarkot? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Amarkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patsendri - ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Amarkot known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 90% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 334 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 Amarkot Of every 100 households in Amarkot in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Amarkot · ■ Saraipali rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **82% Toilet within the home ****10%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****88%** **63% Television ****38%** **20% Mobile phone ****16%** **21% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **22% Own their home ****94%** **98% 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 Amarkot? ■ Amarkot · ■ Saraipali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **953 Working population ****47.2%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 56.3% for women. 61% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (13%) · **■** Marginal 239 (34%) 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 Saraipali - Charbhatha1,623 people - Chhindpali1,546 people - Patsendri1,510 people - Bhothaldih1,500 people - Kendudhar1,436 people - Baitari1,432 people - Kusmisarar1,418 people - Kasdol1,417 people [All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amarkot?493558 - How far is Amarkot from Mahasamund?122 km by road - What is the population of Amarkot?1,490 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amarkot in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Amarkot?67.9% (Census 2011)