# Riko Village, Arang, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Arang, Raipur 

# Riko

Riko is a village in Arang sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,762 people in 435 households**, the 59th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,762people (2011)
- 435households
- 78.8%literacy
- 492101PIN code

## Riko PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Riko is 492101.** Riko falls in Arang sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code492101
- Gram panchayatRiko
- Community development blockChandkhurai
- Census village code444539

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

## How far is Riko from nearby towns?

- Arang (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Raipur (nearest town)20 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 Riko?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Riko; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandir Hasaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Riko known for?

About 73% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Riko

Of every 100 households in Riko in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Riko · ■ Arang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****23%**

**52%

Television ****24%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Riko?

■ Riko · ■ Arang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127**

**980

Working population ****43.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 72.3% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 128 (17%) · **■** Marginal 143 (18%)

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 Arang

- Rakhi-11,877 people
- Akoli Kalan-1 (Akolikal1,869 people
- Pirda-I1,864 people
- Bhainsmudi1,773 people
- Kumhari-21,748 people
- Kagdehi1,741 people
- Pahanda1,732 people
- Bakatra-11,715 people

[All 165 villages in Arang](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/arang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Riko?492101
- How far is Riko from Raipur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Riko?1,762 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riko in?Raipur district (Arang sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Riko?78.8% (Census 2011)