# Gitkera Village, Palari, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palari, Raipur 

# Gitkera

Gitkera is a village in Palari sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493196**. The 2011 Census counted **1,379 people in 272 households**, the 56th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.

- 1,379people (2011)
- 272households
- 69.7%literacy
- 493196PIN code

## Gitkera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gitkera is 493196.** Gitkera falls in Palari sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493196
- Gram panchayatGitkera
- Community development blockPalari
- Census village code443858

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

## How far is Gitkera from nearby towns?

- Palari (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Palari (nearest town)14 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 Gitkera?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gitkera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Guma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Gitkera known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 86% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown, and 492 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 Gitkera

Of every 100 households in Gitkera in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gitkera · ■ Palari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**81%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**43%

Television ****23%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gitkera?

■ Gitkera · ■ Palari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**990

Working population ****48.2%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 56.8% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 421 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (27%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%)

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

- Saiha1,425 people
- Dhamni1,421 people
- Riwadih1,398 people
- Sakri1,385 people
- Khaira1,319 people
- Chherkadih1,302 people
- Kodiya1,295 people
- Semariya1,289 people

[All 132 villages in Palari](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/palari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gitkera?493196
- How far is Gitkera from Raipur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Gitkera?1,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gitkera in?Raipur district (Palari sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gitkera?69.7% (Census 2011)