Village · Pusour, Raigarh # Surajgarh Surajgarh is a village in Pusour sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496197. The 2011 Census counted 391 people in 113 households, the 126th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 391 people (2011) - 113 households - 74.0% literacy - 496197 PIN code ## Surajgarh PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Surajgarh is 496197. Surajgarh falls in Pusour sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496197 - Gram panchayat Nawapali - Community development block Pusaur - Census village code 435138 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Surajgarh from nearby towns? - Pusaur (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ) 27 km by road - Pusaur (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Surajgarh? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Surajgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Padigaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Raigarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Pusaur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Surajgarh known for? The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 62% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Surajgarh Of every 100 households in Surajgarh in 2011, 66 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Surajgarh · ■ Pusour rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 86% - Toilet within the home 1% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 85% - Tap water 0% 24% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 17% 31% - Television 10% 22% - Mobile phone 8% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 55% 24% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Surajgarh? ■ Surajgarh · ■ Pusour rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.0% 79.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 844 990 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1056 910 - Working population 43.7% 45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 63.1% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 124 (73%) · ■ Other work 23 (13%) · ■ Marginal 12 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pusour - Ghutakupali 395 people - Shankarpali 394 people - Thakurpali 394 people - Karichhapar 391 people - Kasaipali 389 people - Semibhanwar 383 people - Suloni 383 people - Mauhapali 379 people All 147 villages in Pusour ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Surajgarh? 496197 - How far is Surajgarh from Raigarh? 27 km by road - What is the population of Surajgarh? 391 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surajgarh in? Raigarh district (Pusour sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Surajgarh? 74.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/pusour/surajgarh/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.