# Gahila Village, Batouli, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Batouli, Surguja 

# Gahila

Gahila is a village in Batouli sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,088 people in 480 households**, the 7th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 2,088people (2011)
- 480households
- 54.0%literacy
- 497101PIN code

## Gahila PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahila is 497101.** Gahila falls in Batouli sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497101
- Gram panchayatGahila
- Community development blockBatauli
- Census village code433528

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

## How far is Gahila from nearby towns?

- Batouli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)27 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 Gahila?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Batauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 58% of the 992 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Gahila

Of every 100 households in Gahila in 2011, 83 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahila · ■ Batouli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**53%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gahila?

■ Gahila · ■ Batouli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**963

Working population ****64.2%**

**59.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 47.0% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,215 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (1%) · **■** Marginal 62 (5%)

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 Batouli

- Telaidhar2,348 people
- Chiranga2,308 people
- Batauli2,216 people
- Bhatko2,199 people
- Kunkuri Kalan2,083 people
- Sarmana1,940 people
- Maheshpur1,910 people
- Bataikela1,874 people

[All 54 villages in Batouli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/batouli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahila?497101
- How far is Gahila from Ambikapur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Gahila?2,088 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahila in?Surguja district (Batouli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahila?54.0% (Census 2011)
