Village · Rajpur, Surguja
# Rewatpur

Rewatpur is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,541 people in 334 households, the 24th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%.
- 1,541 people (2011)
- 334 households
- 53.3% literacy
- 497001 PIN code

## Rewatpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rewatpur is 497001. Rewatpur falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497001
- Gram panchayat Rewatpur
- Community development block Rajpur
- Census village code 433296

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rewatpur from nearby towns?
- Rajpur (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Rajpur (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rewatpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dhandhapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rewatpur known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 29% of the 1,828 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rewatpur

Of every 100 households in Rewatpur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rewatpur · ■ Rajpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 54%
- Toilet within the home 39% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 61% 91%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 39% 67%
- Television 20% 11%
- Mobile phone 23% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 31%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rewatpur?

■ Rewatpur · ■ Rajpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.3% 54.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 989
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 775 974
- Working population 54.4% 52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 45.3% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 426 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 108 (13%) · ■ Other work 82 (10%) · ■ Marginal 223 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Rajpur
- Amdipara 1,642 people
- Gopalpur 1,631 people
- Narsinghpur 1,572 people
- Patrapara 1,558 people
- Ghatgaon 1,537 people
- Baghima 1,521 people
- Akhora Khurd 1,489 people
- Karji 1,482 people

All 86 villages in Rajpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rewatpur? 497001
- How far is Rewatpur from Ambikapur? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Rewatpur? 1,541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rewatpur in? Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Rewatpur? 53.3% (Census 2011)

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