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

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Kalgasa

Kalgasa is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **999 people in 218 households**, the 74th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 999people (2011)
- 218households
- 60.9%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Kalgasa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatKalgasa
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code433014

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

## How far is Kalgasa from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)12 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 Kalgasa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalgasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karjo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 11 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 Kalgasa known for?

About 36% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Kalgasa

Of every 100 households in Kalgasa in 2011, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalgasa · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****97%**

**59%

Television ****15%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kalgasa?

■ Kalgasa · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718**

**972

Working population ****64.9%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 48.9% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 468 (72%)

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

- Thor1,048 people
- Saskalo1,047 people
- Parsondi Khurd1,037 people
- Bartikra1,013 people
- Bakna Khurd994 people
- Nawabandh981 people
- Kuniya Kalan978 people
- Sonbarsa967 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalgasa?497001
- How far is Kalgasa from Ambikapur?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kalgasa?999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalgasa in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalgasa?60.9% (Census 2011)