# Kewara Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Kewara

Kewara is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **3,543 people in 805 households**, the 2nd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 3,543people (2011)
- 805households
- 61.0%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Kewara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kewara is 497223.** Kewara falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatKewara
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432227

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

## How far is Kewara from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)14 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 Kewara?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Kewara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kewara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 67% of the 1,103 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Kewara

Of every 100 households in Kewara in 2011, 49 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kewara · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****20%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****46%**

**68%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kewara?

■ Kewara · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**961

Working population ****38.5%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 50.4% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 424 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (20%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (11%) · **■** Marginal 513 (38%)

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

- Khadgawan Kalan3,627 people
- Ghumadand3,220 people
- Songara2,831 people
- Dandkarwan2,639 people
- Jagannathpur2,639 people

[All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kewara?497223
- How far is Kewara from Ambikapur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Kewara?3,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewara in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kewara?61.0% (Census 2011)