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

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Khorma

Khorma is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **2,236 people in 462 households**, the 11th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 2,236people (2011)
- 462households
- 72.9%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Khorma PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatKhorma
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432255

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

## How far is Khorma from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)10 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 Khorma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Khorma known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 62% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Khorma

Of every 100 households in Khorma in 2011, 84 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khorma · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**93%

Tap water ****14%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**99%

Use banking services ****55%**

**68%

Television ****27%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Khorma?

■ Khorma · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**961

Working population ****26.3%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 68.1% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 263 (45%) · **■** Marginal 226 (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

- Bagda2,509 people
- Shyampur2,334 people
- Kerta2,318 people
- Narola2,251 people
- Banshipur2,203 people
- Mayapur2,112 people
- Darhora2,103 people
- Govindpur1,989 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khorma?497223
- How far is Khorma from Ambikapur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Khorma?2,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khorma in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Khorma?72.9% (Census 2011)
