# Hitkasa Village, Ambagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ambagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Hitkasa

Hitkasa is a village in Ambagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491665**. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 85 households**, the 104th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 398people (2011)
- 85households
- 77.9%literacy
- 491665PIN code

## Hitkasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hitkasa is 491665.** Hitkasa falls in Ambagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491665
- Gram panchayatTaram Tola
- Community development blockChowki
- Census village code441629

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

## How far is Hitkasa from nearby towns?

- Ambagarh Chowki (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)65 km by road
- Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town)15 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 Hitkasa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaudikala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambagarh Chowki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Hitkasa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, linseed and tivra**. About 69% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Hitkasa

Of every 100 households in Hitkasa in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hitkasa · ■ Ambagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Hitkasa?

■ Hitkasa · ■ Ambagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1579**

**994

Working population ****64.3%**

**57.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 65.2% for women. 67% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 199 (78%)

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 Ambagarh

- Metepar444 people
- Raja Tola424 people
- Maldongri415 people
- Kesla402 people
- Katulwada396 people
- Hemal Kohda393 people
- Ghorda378 people
- Duwalgundra370 people

[All 154 villages in Ambagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/ambagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hitkasa?491665
- How far is Hitkasa from Rajnandgaon?65 km by road
- What is the population of Hitkasa?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hitkasa in?Rajnandgaon district (Ambagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Hitkasa?77.9% (Census 2011)