# Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Surguja, Chhattisgarh 

# Ambikapur

Ambikapur is a sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. At the 2011 Census it had **279,717 people**, 1 town and 122 villages (122 inhabited). The largest village is Parsa (3,313 people).

- 279,717people (2011)
- 122villages
- 1towns
- 71.1%literacy

## Population of Ambikapur compared with Surguja

■ Ambikapur · ■ Surguja district

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**962

Working population ****40.7%**

**49.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ambikapur

Of every 100 households in Ambikapur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ambikapur · ■ Surguja district

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**74%

Tap water ****19%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**58%

Television ****40%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

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

**36%

Own their home ****87%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Ambikapur

- Ambikapur121,071 people

## Largest villages in Ambikapur

- Parsa · 3,313 people
- Khairwar · 3,274 people
- Bada Damali · 3,038 people
- Gangapur Khurd · 2,935 people
- Darima · 2,824 people
- Sargawan · 2,533 people
- Karji · 2,499 people
- Bhitthi Kalan · 2,473 people
- Karra · 2,453 people
- Nawanagar · 2,432 people
- Bargawan · 2,415 people
- Bhakura · 2,411 people
- Nan Damali · 2,410 people
- Kanthi · 2,395 people
- Sohga · 2,353 people
- Sukhari · 2,252 people

[All 122 villages in Ambikapur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Ambikapur?122 (122 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambikapur in?Surguja district, Chhattisgarh
- What is the population of Ambikapur?279,717 (Census 2011)