# Pelama Village, Tamnar, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tamnar, Raigarh 

# Pelama

Pelama is a village in Tamnar sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 273 households**, the 27th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,184people (2011)
- 273households
- 73.7%literacy
- 493101PIN code

## Pelama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pelama is 493101.** Pelama falls in Tamnar sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493101
- Gram panchayatPelama
- Community development blockTamnar
- Census village code434735

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

## How far is Pelama from nearby towns?

- Tamnar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)70 km by road
- Gharghoda (nearest town)30 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 Pelama?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Pelama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Urba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tamnar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tamnar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Pelama known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sesamum and black gram**. About 66% of the 629 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Pelama

Of every 100 households in Pelama in 2011, 72 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pelama · ■ Tamnar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**17%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****55%**

**38%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**88%

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 Pelama?

■ Pelama · ■ Tamnar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**952

Working population ****56.6%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 62.2% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 312 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 150 (22%)

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 Tamnar

- Dolesara1,326 people
- Banai1,315 people
- Kachkoba1,275 people
- Deogaon1,237 people
- Barpali1,153 people
- Jarekela1,136 people
- Budiya1,119 people
- Amaghat1,116 people

[All 117 villages in Tamnar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/tamnar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pelama?493101
- How far is Pelama from Raigarh?70 km by road
- What is the population of Pelama?1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pelama in?Raigarh district (Tamnar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pelama?73.7% (Census 2011)