# Petla Village, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/petla/ Village · Sitapur, Surguja # Petla Petla is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497111**. The 2011 Census counted **3,848 people in 919 households**, the 3rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 3,848people (2011) - 919households - 53.2%literacy - 497111PIN code ## Petla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Petla is 497111.** Petla falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497111 - Gram panchayatPetla - Community development blockSitapur - Census village code433479 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Petla from nearby towns? - Sitapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)70 km by road - Sitapur (nearest town)15 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 Petla? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Petla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river 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 Petla known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and pulses**. About 54% of the 2,093 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Petla Of every 100 households in Petla in 2011, 56 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Petla · ■ Sitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **63% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****54%** **40% Television ****7%** **11% Mobile phone ****19%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **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 Petla? ■ Petla · ■ Sitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%** **60.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **982 Working population ****58.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.5% for men and 42.3% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 732 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (7%) · **■** Household industry 77 (3%) · **■** Other work 91 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,213 (54%) 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 - Soor4,403 people - Deogarh4,370 people - Kerju3,372 people - Kunmera3,226 people - Gersa2,904 people - Raikera2,723 people [All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Petla?497111 - How far is Petla from Ambikapur?70 km by road - What is the population of Petla?3,848 (Census 2011) - Which district is Petla in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Petla?53.2% (Census 2011)