# Mahuatikra Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Mahuatikra

Mahuatikra is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 178 households**, the 97th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 713people (2011)
- 178households
- 56.4%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Mahuatikra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatMahuatikra
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code433017

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

## How far is Mahuatikra from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)15 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 Mahuatikra?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dariya
- ○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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Mahuatikra known for?

About 67% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Mahuatikra

Of every 100 households in Mahuatikra in 2011, 85 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahuatikra · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****99%**

**59%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Mahuatikra?

■ Mahuatikra · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**972

Working population ****33.4%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 43.4% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (60%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 17 (7%)

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

- Bhitthi Khurd767 people
- Dhangawan752 people
- Kulhadi736 people
- Lawaidih718 people
- Hariharpur704 people
- Badani Jharia701 people
- Amadarha694 people
- Barkela673 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahuatikra?497001
- How far is Mahuatikra from Ambikapur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Mahuatikra?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahuatikra in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahuatikra?56.4% (Census 2011)