# Okra Village, Rajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpur, Surguja 

# Okra

Okra is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,365 people in 293 households**, the 32nd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%.

- 1,365people (2011)
- 293households
- 58.8%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Okra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Okra is 497118.** Okra falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatOkra
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code433283

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

## How far is Okra from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Rajpur (nearest town)5 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 Okra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Okra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Rajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Okra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 51% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Okra

Of every 100 households in Okra in 2011, 83 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Okra · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****14%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

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 Okra?

■ Okra · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**54.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**974

Working population ****46.3%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 49.9% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 256 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (20%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 226 (36%)

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 Rajpur

- Karji1,482 people
- Banda1,481 people
- Kodaura1,457 people
- Ghorghadi1,445 people
- Basen1,315 people
- Khukhri1,311 people
- Bhelai Khurd1,281 people
- Bhadar1,273 people

[All 86 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Okra?497118
- How far is Okra from Ambikapur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Okra?1,365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okra in?Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Okra?58.8% (Census 2011)