# Baikona Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/baikona/ Village · Pratappur, Surguja # Baikona Baikona is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,904 people in 370 households**, the 22nd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 1,904people (2011) - 370households - 47.3%literacy - 497223PIN code ## Baikona PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Baikona is 497223.** Baikona falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497223 - Gram panchayatBaikona - Community development blockPratappur - Census village code432250 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baikona from nearby towns? - Pratappur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)50 km by road - Pratappur (nearest town)6 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 Baikona? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Baikona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pratappur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pratappur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pratappur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Baikona known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pigeon pea**. About 75% of the 518 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Baikona Of every 100 households in Baikona in 2011, 56 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Baikona · ■ Pratappur rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **51% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****76%** **68% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****15%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **36% Own their home ****97%** **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 Baikona? ■ Baikona · ■ Pratappur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **961 Working population ****52.4%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.7% for men and 41.2% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 101 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 477 (48%) · **■** Other work 26 (3%) · **■** Marginal 393 (39%) 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 Pratappur - Bonga1,964 people - Shakalpur1,953 people - Koteya1,951 people - Sarhari1,946 people - Barbaspur1,866 people - Durati1,825 people - Karsi1,806 people - Manpur1,768 people [All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Baikona?497223 - How far is Baikona from Ambikapur?50 km by road - What is the population of Baikona?1,904 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baikona in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Baikona?47.3% (Census 2011)