Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Keshopur Keshopur is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,570 people in 333 households, the 37th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 1,570 people (2011) - 333 households - 56.3% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Keshopur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Keshopur is 497001. Keshopur falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Keshopur - Community development block Ambikapur - Census village code 432967 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Keshopur from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 5 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Keshopur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Keshopur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Keshopur known for? About 74% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Keshopur Of every 100 households in Keshopur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Keshopur · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 60% - Toilet within the home 2% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 89% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 4% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 32% 59% - Television 49% 18% - Mobile phone 41% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 4% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Keshopur? ■ Keshopur · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.3% 58.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1023 982 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1186 972 - Working population 58.0% 48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 43.8% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 339 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 34 (4%) · ■ Household industry 14 (2%) · ■ Other work 151 (17%) · ■ Marginal 373 (41%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ambikapur - Taparkela 1,618 people - Sakhauli 1,616 people - Harra Tikra 1,598 people - Fattepur 1,594 people - Kumharta 1,531 people - Nehru Nagar 1,523 people - Sundarpur 1,459 people - Narbadapara 1,418 people All 122 villages in Ambikapur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keshopur? 497001 - How far is Keshopur from Ambikapur? 5 km by road - What is the population of Keshopur? 1,570 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keshopur in? Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Keshopur? 56.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/keshopur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.