# Amera Village, Palari, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/palari/amera/ Village · Palari, Raipur # Amera Amera is a village in Palari sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493228**. The 2011 Census counted **5,142 people in 949 households**, the 2nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%. - 5,142people (2011) - 949households - 68.8%literacy - 493228PIN code ## Amera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amera is 493228.** Amera falls in Palari sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493228 - Gram panchayatAmera - Community development blockPalari - Census village code443935 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amera from nearby towns? - Palari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)76 km by road - Palari (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 Amera? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Amera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palari - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sankri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Amera known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and pigeon pea**. About 86% of the 943 hectares of village land is sown, and 810 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 Amera Of every 100 households in Amera in 2011, 96 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Amera · ■ Palari rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **81% Toilet within the home ****18%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **89% Tap water ****2%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **98% Use banking services ****65%** **43% Television ****44%** **31% Mobile phone ****50%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **30% 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 Amera? ■ Amera · ■ Palari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **72.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **990 Working population ****40.8%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 58.3% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 648 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,026 (49%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (9%) · **■** Marginal 224 (11%) 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 Palari - Rohasi5,249 people - Datan4,701 people - Chharakapur4,359 people - Vatgan3,835 people - Odan3,796 people [All 132 villages in Palari](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/palari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amera?493228 - How far is Amera from Raipur?76 km by road - What is the population of Amera?5,142 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amera in?Raipur district (Palari sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Amera?68.8% (Census 2011)