# Surajgarh Village, Baramkela, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baramkela, Raigarh 

# Surajgarh

Surajgarh is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496554**. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 134 households**, the 100th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 495people (2011)
- 134households
- 77.0%literacy
- 496554PIN code

## Surajgarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surajgarh is 496554.** Surajgarh falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496554
- Gram panchayatRandidih
- Community development blockSarailendha
- Census village code435596

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

## How far is Surajgarh from nearby towns?

- Baramkela (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)56 km by road
- Sarangarh (nearest town)41 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 Surajgarh?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sariya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sariya
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sariya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Surajgarh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and vegetable**. About 76% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Surajgarh

Of every 100 households in Surajgarh in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surajgarh · ■ Baramkela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**37%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Surajgarh?

■ Surajgarh · ■ Baramkela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**947

Working population ****41.0%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 70.2% for women. 52% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 188 (93%)

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 Baramkela

- Kariganthi515 people
- Banhar506 people
- Amakoni Bade503 people
- Ghunchanpali502 people
- Kalgatar494 people
- Dadarpali493 people
- Randidih491 people
- Pujeripali489 people

[All 243 villages in Baramkela](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surajgarh?496554
- How far is Surajgarh from Raigarh?56 km by road
- What is the population of Surajgarh?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surajgarh in?Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Surajgarh?77.0% (Census 2011)