Village · Baramkela, Raigarh # Penwara Penwara is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496554. The 2011 Census counted 482 people in 128 households, the 108th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 482 people (2011) - 128 households - 73.2% literacy - 496554 PIN code ## Penwara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Penwara is 496554. Penwara falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496554 - Gram panchayat Ameri - Community development block Sarailendha - Census village code 435670 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Penwara 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. ## What facilities are there in Penwara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Penwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Baramkela - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sarangarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sariya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Penwara known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and peanut. About 85% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Penwara Of every 100 households in Penwara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Penwara · ■ Baramkela rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 83% - Toilet within the home 13% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 87% - Tap water 9% 20% - Drinking water within premises 8% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 75% 37% - Television 25% 22% - Mobile phone 35% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 24% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 8% 27% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Penwara? ■ Penwara · ■ Baramkela rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.2% 74.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 990 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1368 947 - Working population 28.6% 49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 65.6% for women. 57% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 57 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 69 (50%) · ■ Other work 11 (8%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baramkela - Pujeripali 489 people - Jognipali 488 people - Bandhanpur 485 people - Khamhriya 483 people - Rangadih 471 people - Jhabad 470 people - Khaprapali 468 people - Paikin 461 people All 243 villages in Baramkela ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Penwara? 496554 - How far is Penwara from Raigarh? 63 km by road - What is the population of Penwara? 482 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penwara in? Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Penwara? 73.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/penwara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.