# Palkewra Village, Oudgi, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Oudgi, Surguja 

# Palkewra

Palkewra is a village in Oudgi sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **844 people in 194 households**, the 45th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 844people (2011)
- 194households
- 44.9%literacy
- 497225PIN code

## Palkewra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palkewra is 497225.** Palkewra falls in Oudgi sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497225
- Gram panchayatPalkewra
- Community development blockOdgi
- Census village code432661

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

## How far is Palkewra from nearby towns?

- Oudgi (sub-district HQ)90 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)130 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)51 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 Palkewra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Palkewra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chitrang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunht
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Palkewra known for?

About 44% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Palkewra

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

■ Palkewra · ■ Oudgi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****29%**

**4%

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

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**50%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Palkewra?

■ Palkewra · ■ Oudgi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123**

**970

Working population ****60.1%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 33.1% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 342 (67%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 146 (29%)

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 Oudgi

- Paladnauli881 people
- Bishalpur876 people
- Kachhiya853 people
- Kantipur853 people
- Semara840 people
- Tamki832 people
- Shivnagar799 people
- Madar798 people

[All 100 villages in Oudgi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/oudgi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palkewra?497225
- How far is Palkewra from Ambikapur?130 km by road
- What is the population of Palkewra?844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkewra in?Surguja district (Oudgi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Palkewra?44.9% (Census 2011)