Village · Ambikapur, Surguja
# Khajuri

Khajuri is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,687 people in 454 households, the 31st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.
- 1,687 people (2011)
- 454 households
- 51.6% literacy
- 497001 PIN code

## Khajuri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khajuri is 497001. Khajuri falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497001
- Gram panchayat Khajuri
- Community development block Ambikapur
- Census village code 433031

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khajuri from nearby towns?
- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khajuri?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khajuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 · Darima
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khajuri known for?

About 64% of the 438 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khajuri

Of every 100 households in Khajuri in 2011, 37 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khajuri · ■ Ambikapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 37% 60%
- Toilet within the home 2% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 89%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 77% 59%
- Television 4% 18%
- Mobile phone 5% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 66% 28%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khajuri?

■ Khajuri · ■ Ambikapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.6% 58.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 632 972
- Working population 58.3% 48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 41.6% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 382 (39%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 13 (1%) · ■ Marginal 538 (55%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ambikapur
- Ranpur Kalan 1,729 people
- Manik Prakashpur Alias Khukhari 1,726 people
- Rakeli 1,715 people
- Chhind Kalo 1,688 people
- Pampapur 1,619 people
- Taparkela 1,618 people
- Sakhauli 1,616 people
- Harra Tikra 1,598 people

All 122 villages in Ambikapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khajuri? 497001
- How far is Khajuri from Ambikapur? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Khajuri? 1,687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khajuri in? Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Khajuri? 51.6% (Census 2011)

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