# Kishunnagar Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Kishunnagar

Kishunnagar is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **656 people in 129 households**, the 104th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 656people (2011)
- 129households
- 76.0%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Kishunnagar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatSakalo
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code432949

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

## How far is Kishunnagar from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)9 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)9 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 Kishunnagar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kishunnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sakalo
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kishunnagar known for?

About 32% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Kishunnagar

Of every 100 households in Kishunnagar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kishunnagar · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**60%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****92%**

**59%

Television ****62%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Kishunnagar?

■ Kishunnagar · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****672**

**972

Working population ****52.3%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 65.8% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 120 (35%)

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

- Amadarha694 people
- Barkela673 people
- Badhiya Chuwan671 people
- Indarpur656 people
- Krishanapur634 people
- Digma593 people
- Bakmer592 people
- Malgawan Khurd591 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kishunnagar?497001
- How far is Kishunnagar from Ambikapur?9 km by road
- What is the population of Kishunnagar?656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kishunnagar in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kishunnagar?76.0% (Census 2011)