# Risekela Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Risekela

Risekela is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **895 people in 266 households**, the 72nd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 895people (2011)
- 266households
- 73.2%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Risekela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Risekela is 493558.** Risekela falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatRisekela
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445863

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

## How far is Risekela from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)111 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)15 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 Risekela?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Risekela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parsendri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 h winter

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 Risekela known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 87% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Risekela

Of every 100 households in Risekela in 2011, 49 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Risekela · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****59%**

**63%

Television ****7%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Risekela?

■ Risekela · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1291**

**953

Working population ****43.9%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 63.1% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (71%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%)

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

- Antarjhala910 people
- Bajibahal908 people
- Chiwarakuta903 people
- Palsapali900 people
- Khamharpali881 people
- Arjunda876 people
- Lanti874 people
- Rafel872 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Risekela?493558
- How far is Risekela from Mahasamund?111 km by road
- What is the population of Risekela?895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Risekela in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Risekela?73.2% (Census 2011)