# Paldha Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/paldha/ Village · Pratappur, Surguja # Paldha Paldha is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,564 people in 386 households**, the 35th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 1,564people (2011) - 386households - 59.8%literacy - 497223PIN code ## Paldha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paldha is 497223.** Paldha falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497223 - Gram panchayatPaldha - Community development blockPratappur - Census village code432231 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paldha from nearby towns? - Pratappur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)38 km by road - Pratappur (nearest town)18 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 Paldha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Paldha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharmpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Paldha known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 46% of the 700 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Paldha Of every 100 households in Paldha in 2011, 50 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paldha · ■ Pratappur rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **51% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **93% Tap water ****16%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****95%** **68% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****19%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **36% 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 Paldha? ■ Paldha · ■ Pratappur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116** **961 Working population ****51.4%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 46.2% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 601 (75%) 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 - Rewati1,676 people - Semra Kalan1,580 people - Bhediya1,567 people - Silauta1,566 people - Sautar1,563 people - Matigarha1,557 people - Dharampur1,486 people - Ramkola1,393 people [All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paldha?497223 - How far is Paldha from Ambikapur?38 km by road - What is the population of Paldha?1,564 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paldha in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Paldha?59.8% (Census 2011)