Village · Palari, Raipur
# Gaitra

Gaitra is a village in Palari sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493551. The 2011 Census counted 1,596 people in 367 households, the 40th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.
- 1,596 people (2011)
- 367 households
- 72.7% literacy
- 493551 PIN code

## Gaitra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gaitra is 493551. Gaitra falls in Palari sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493551
- Gram panchayat Gaitra
- Community development block Palari
- Census village code 443905

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gaitra from nearby towns?
- Palari (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Palari (nearest town) 37 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gaitra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gaitra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jarve
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raipur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gaitra known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gaitra

Of every 100 households in Gaitra in 2011, 71 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaitra · ■ Palari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 81%
- Toilet within the home 7% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 89%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 61% 43%
- Television 27% 31%
- Mobile phone 34% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 30%
- Own their home 94% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gaitra?

■ Gaitra · ■ Palari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.7% 72.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 1004
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 897 990
- Working population 48.6% 47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 60.1% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 202 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (3%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 24 (3%) · ■ Marginal 526 (68%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Palari
- Guma 1,693 people
- Kesla 1,663 people
- Sakri 1,619 people
- Girra 1,607 people
- Tipawan 1,592 people
- Dhorabhatha 1,587 people
- Khartora 1,584 people
- Gadabhata 1,555 people

All 132 villages in Palari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gaitra? 493551
- How far is Gaitra from Raipur? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Gaitra? 1,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaitra in? Raipur district (Palari sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaitra? 72.7% (Census 2011)

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