# Raikona Village, Bilaigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bilaigarh/raikona/ Village · Bilaigarh, Raipur # Raikona Raikona is a village in Bilaigarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497778**. The 2011 Census counted **2,765 people in 631 households**, the 8th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 2,765people (2011) - 631households - 70.7%literacy - 497778PIN code ## Raikona PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Raikona is 497778.** Raikona falls in Bilaigarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497778 - Gram panchayatRaikona - Community development blockBilaigarh - Census village code444385 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raikona from nearby towns? - Bilaigarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)185 km by road - Bilaigarh (nearest town)25 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 Raikona? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Raikona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarangarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Raikona known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 91% of the 516 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Raikona Of every 100 households in Raikona in 2011, 90 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Raikona · ■ Bilaigarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **78% Toilet within the home ****24%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****9%** **17% Television ****29%** **22% Mobile phone ****24%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **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 Raikona? ■ Raikona · ■ Bilaigarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006** **969 Working population ****43.3%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 57.9% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 425 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (22%) · **■** Other work 101 (8%) · **■** Marginal 409 (34%) 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 Bilaigarh - Saliha3,138 people - Jhumka2,943 people - Balpur2,929 people - Purgaon2,864 people - Senduras2,663 people - Pendrawan2,552 people - Salauni Kalan2,552 people - Bilaspur2,360 people [All 222 villages in Bilaigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bilaigarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Raikona?497778 - How far is Raikona from Raipur?185 km by road - What is the population of Raikona?2,765 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raikona in?Raipur district (Bilaigarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Raikona?70.7% (Census 2011)