# Gaitara Village, Baloda Bazar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/gaitara/ Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur # Gaitara Gaitara is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493332**. The 2011 Census counted **1,681 people in 323 households**, the 45th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 1,681people (2011) - 323households - 72.7%literacy - 493332PIN code ## Gaitara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gaitara is 493332.** Gaitara falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493332 - Gram panchayatGaitra - Community development blockBalodabazar - Census village code443742 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaitara from nearby towns? - Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)91 km by road - Baloda Bazar (nearest town)7 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 Gaitara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gaitara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karmada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baloda Bazar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baloda Bazar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Gaitara known for? The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 77% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Gaitara Of every 100 households in Gaitara in 2011, 80 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gaitara · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **76% Toilet within the home ****16%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****20%** **33% Television ****32%** **27% Mobile phone ****29%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Gaitara? ■ Gaitara · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **68.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **976 Working population ****30.0%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 61.7% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (20%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (10%) · **■** Marginal 328 (65%) 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 Baloda Bazar - Koliha1,751 people - Khainda1,750 people - Saloni1,736 people - Deori1,704 people - Purenakhapri1,673 people - Bharsela1,646 people - Pausari1,626 people - Medh1,613 people [All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaitara?493332 - How far is Gaitara from Raipur?91 km by road - What is the population of Gaitara?1,681 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaitara in?Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gaitara?72.7% (Census 2011)