# Gersa, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/gersa/ Village · Sitapur, Surguja # Gersa Gersa is a village in [Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/) sub-district of [Surguja](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/) district, [Chhattisgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/), PIN code **497111**. The 2011 Census counted **2,904 people in 580 households**, the 6th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 2,904people (2011) - 580households - 51.7%literacy - 497111PIN code ## Gersa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gersa is 497111.** Gersa falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497111 - Gram panchayatGersa - Community development blockSitapur - Census village code433475 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gersa from nearby towns? - Sitapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)75 km by road - Sitapur (nearest town)20 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 Gersa? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Gersa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Sitapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Gersa known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 80% of the 1,300 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Gersa Of every 100 households in Gersa in 2011, 66 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gersa · ■ Sitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **63% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****8%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****21%** **40% Television ****5%** **11% Mobile phone ****12%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Gersa? ■ Gersa · ■ Sitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%** **60.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **982 Working population ****56.8%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.8% for men and 39.6% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 504 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (15%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (3%) · **■** Marginal 822 (50%) 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 Sitapur - Deogarh4,370 people - Petla3,848 people - Kerju3,372 people - Kunmera3,226 people - Raikera2,723 people - Rajauti2,452 people - Sontarai2,430 people - Ulkiya2,354 people [All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/) ## Other places named Gersa - Gersa · Village, Udaipur, Raigarh · 1,664 people - Gersa · Village, Lundra, Surguja · 1,198 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gersa?497111 - How far is Gersa from Ambikapur?75 km by road - What is the population of Gersa?2,904 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gersa in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gersa?51.7% (Census 2011)