# Ghotiya Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Ghotiya

Ghotiya is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494010**. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 64 households**, the 164th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 366people (2011)
- 64households
- 51.7%literacy
- 494010PIN code

## Ghotiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghotiya is 494010.** Ghotiya falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494010
- Gram panchayatChhindpal
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448251

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

## How far is Ghotiya from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)130 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)30 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 Ghotiya?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ghotiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Ghotiya known for?

About 34% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghotiya

Of every 100 households in Ghotiya in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghotiya · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**17%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Ghotiya?

■ Ghotiya · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**981

Working population ****57.9%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 46.9% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 205 (97%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Dhorkatta375 people
- Manjhukutni372 people
- Nagaldand372 people
- Ashok Nagar369 people
- Udumgaon366 people
- Anupur364 people
- Markanar361 people
- Burka348 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghotiya?494010
- How far is Ghotiya from Kanker?130 km by road
- What is the population of Ghotiya?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghotiya in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghotiya?51.7% (Census 2011)
