# Gitpahar Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Gitpahar

Gitpahar is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494333**. The 2011 Census counted **2,534 people in 562 households**, the 2nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 2,534people (2011)
- 562households
- 72.4%literacy
- 494333PIN code

## Gitpahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gitpahar is 494333.** Gitpahar falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494333
- Gram panchayatGitpahar
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447500

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

## How far is Gitpahar from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)33 km by road
- Charama (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 Gitpahar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gitpahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jepara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Gitpahar known for?

About 60% of the 1,006 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Gitpahar

Of every 100 households in Gitpahar in 2011, 79 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gitpahar · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****83%**

**72%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Gitpahar?

■ Gitpahar · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**957

Working population ****58.8%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 61.5% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,013 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (24%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (5%) · **■** Marginal 28 (2%)

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 Charama

- Karrajaisa3,046 people
- Khairkheda2,463 people
- Udkuda1,978 people
- Lakhanpuri1,949 people
- Jepra1,933 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gitpahar?494333
- How far is Gitpahar from Kanker?33 km by road
- What is the population of Gitpahar?2,534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gitpahar in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gitpahar?72.4% (Census 2011)
