# Darima Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Darima

Darima is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,824 people in 620 households**, the 5th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 2,824people (2011)
- 620households
- 68.0%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Darima PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darima is 497001.** Darima falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatDarima
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code432999

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

## How far is Darima from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)15 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 Darima?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Darima; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Darima known for?

About 72% of the 571 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Darima

Of every 100 households in Darima in 2011, 81 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Darima · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**59%

Television ****26%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 Darima?

■ Darima · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**972

Working population ****44.3%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 62.0% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 637 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (20%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 217 (17%) · **■** Marginal 143 (11%)

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 Ambikapur

- Parsa3,313 people
- Khairwar3,274 people
- Bada Damali3,038 people
- Gangapur Khurd2,935 people
- Sargawan2,533 people
- Karji2,499 people
- Bhitthi Kalan2,473 people
- Karra2,453 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darima?497001
- How far is Darima from Ambikapur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Darima?2,824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darima in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Darima?68.0% (Census 2011)