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

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Village · Batouli, Surguja 

# Poksari

Poksari is a village in Batouli sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **3,216 people in 742 households**, the 1st largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 3,216people (2011)
- 742households
- 53.5%literacy
- 497101PIN code

## Poksari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497101
- Gram panchayatPoksari
- Community development blockBatauli
- Census village code433516

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

## How far is Poksari from nearby towns?

- Batouli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sitapur (nearest town)16 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 Poksari?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Poksari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mangari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Poksari known for?

About 91% of the 826 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Poksari

Of every 100 households in Poksari in 2011, 62 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poksari · ■ Batouli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****75%**

**53%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Poksari?

■ Poksari · ■ Batouli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**963

Working population ****68.5%**

**59.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 41.7% for women. 71% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 713 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,356 (62%)

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

- Mangari2,985 people
- Telaidhar2,348 people
- Chiranga2,308 people
- Batauli2,216 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poksari?497101
- How far is Poksari from Ambikapur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Poksari?3,216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poksari in?Surguja district (Batouli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Poksari?53.5% (Census 2011)