Village · Bhairamgarh, Bijapur
# Surokhi

Surokhi is a village in Bhairamgarh sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494441. The 2011 Census counted 277 people in 78 households, the 85th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 29.3%.
- 277 people (2011)
- 78 households
- 32.0% literacy
- 494441 PIN code

## Surokhi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Surokhi is 494441. Surokhi falls in Bhairamgarh sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494441
- Gram panchayat Nelasnar
- Community development block Bhairamgarh
- Census village code 451312

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Surokhi from nearby towns?
- Bhairamgarh (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Bhairamgarh (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Surokhi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Surokhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 10+ km · Gidam
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tumnar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantewada
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Geedam
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Surokhi known for?

The main crops are maize, paddy and pulses. About 69% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Surokhi

Of every 100 households in Surokhi in 2011, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surokhi · ■ Bhairamgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 9%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 4% 15%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 4% 4%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 73% 69%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Surokhi?

■ Surokhi · ■ Bhairamgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 32.0% 29.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1067 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1091 992
- Working population 56.7% 53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.0% for men and 22.7% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 45 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 110 (70%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhairamgarh
- Mandem 286 people
- Pindumpal 282 people
- Bangoli 278 people
- Chhotepotenar 277 people
- Chhotegongla 276 people
- Murkinar 274 people
- Nugur 262 people
- Pallewaya 260 people

All 282 villages in Bhairamgarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Surokhi? 494441
- How far is Surokhi from Bijapur? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Surokhi? 277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surokhi in? Bijapur district (Bhairamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Surokhi? 32.0% (Census 2011)

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