# Petoli Village, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Petoli

Petoli is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494669**. The 2011 Census counted **993 people in 211 households**, the 34th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 993people (2011)
- 211households
- 81.6%literacy
- 494669PIN code

## Petoli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Petoli is 494669.** Petoli falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494669
- Gram panchayatPetoli
- Community development blockKanker
- Census village code447788

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

## How far is Petoli from nearby towns?

- Kanker (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)15 km by road
- Kanker (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 Petoli?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Petoli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Petoli known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 74% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Petoli

Of every 100 households in Petoli in 2011, 79 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Petoli · ■ Kanker rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****99%**

**34%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Petoli?

■ Petoli · ■ Kanker rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746**

**1001

Working population ****62.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 74.9% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 150 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (37%) · **■** Other work 62 (10%) · **■** Marginal 179 (29%)

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 Kanker

- Bhirawahi1,078 people
- Mankeshri1,077 people
- Matwada1,066 people
- Kirgoli1,020 people
- Makri Singrai975 people
- Kewatintola972 people
- Nawagaon968 people
- Makrikhuna939 people

[All 100 villages in Kanker](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Petoli?494669
- How far is Petoli from Kanker?15 km by road
- What is the population of Petoli?993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Petoli in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Petoli?81.6% (Census 2011)
