# Rikotar Village, Bilaigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bilaigarh, Raipur 

# Rikotar

Rikotar is a village in Bilaigarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493222**. The 2011 Census counted **1,021 people in 250 households**, the 78th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,021people (2011)
- 250households
- 73.3%literacy
- 493222PIN code

## Rikotar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rikotar is 493222.** Rikotar falls in Bilaigarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493222
- Gram panchayatRikotaar
- Community development blockBilaigarh
- Census village code444292

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

## How far is Rikotar from nearby towns?

- Bilaigarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)160 km by road
- Bhatgaon (nearest town)5 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 Rikotar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rikotar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhatgaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhatgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kasdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Rikotar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rikotar

Of every 100 households in Rikotar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rikotar · ■ Bilaigarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**10%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**17%

Television ****11%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Rikotar?

■ Rikotar · ■ Bilaigarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**969

Working population ****28.5%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 59.6% for women. 44% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 216 (74%)

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

- Kot1,040 people
- Balaudi1,037 people
- Kodwa1,035 people
- Gardih1,031 people
- Bhinoda1,013 people
- Limtari1,013 people
- Chakarda1,012 people
- Kariyatar1,001 people

[All 222 villages in Bilaigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bilaigarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rikotar?493222
- How far is Rikotar from Raipur?160 km by road
- What is the population of Rikotar?1,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rikotar in?Raipur district (Bilaigarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Rikotar?73.3% (Census 2011)