# Karji Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/karji/ Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Karji Karji is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,499 people in 560 households**, the 7th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 2,499people (2011) - 560households - 65.7%literacy - 497001PIN code ## Karji PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karji is 497001.** Karji falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497001 - Gram panchayatKarji - Community development blockAmbikapur - Census village code433002 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karji from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)10 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)10 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 Karji? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Karji known for? About 71% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Karji Of every 100 households in Karji in 2011, 81 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karji · ■ Ambikapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **60% Toilet within the home ****17%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **89% Tap water ****10%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **97% Use banking services ****85%** **59% Television ****37%** **18% Mobile phone ****36%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **28% Own their home ****96%** **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 Karji? ■ Karji · ■ Ambikapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848** **972 Working population ****37.8%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 55.2% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 334 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (18%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 147 (16%) · **■** Marginal 268 (28%) 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 - Bada Damali3,038 people - Gangapur Khurd2,935 people - Darima2,824 people - Sargawan2,533 people - Bhitthi Kalan2,473 people - Karra2,453 people - Nawanagar2,432 people - Bargawan2,415 people [All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karji?497001 - How far is Karji from Ambikapur?10 km by road - What is the population of Karji?2,499 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karji in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Karji?65.7% (Census 2011)