# Ameri Village, Baramkela, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baramkela, Raigarh 

# Ameri

Ameri is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496554**. The 2011 Census counted **858 people in 218 households**, the 43rd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 858people (2011)
- 218households
- 77.4%literacy
- 496554PIN code

## Ameri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ameri is 496554.** Ameri falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496554
- Gram panchayatAmeri
- Community development blockSarailendha
- Census village code435669

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

## How far is Ameri from nearby towns?

- Baramkela (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)63 km by road
- Baramkela (nearest town)13 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 Ameri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baramkela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sariya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Ameri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and peanut**. About 83% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Ameri

Of every 100 households in Ameri in 2011, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ameri · ■ Baramkela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****3%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****72%**

**37%

Television ****28%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ameri?

■ Ameri · ■ Baramkela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**947

Working population ****32.9%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 69.6% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (14%) · **■** Marginal 67 (24%)

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 Baramkela

- Bengchi932 people
- Borida924 people
- Kapartunga875 people
- Sonbala870 people
- Porat858 people
- Nadigaon854 people
- Sakartunga848 people
- Kanchanpur830 people

[All 243 villages in Baramkela](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ameri?496554
- How far is Ameri from Raigarh?63 km by road
- What is the population of Ameri?858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ameri in?Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ameri?77.4% (Census 2011)