Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Nawabandh Nawabandh is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 981 people in 239 households, the 76th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 981 people (2011) - 239 households - 66.9% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Nawabandh PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawabandh is 497001. Nawabandh falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Saraitikra - Community development block Ambikapur - Census village code 432966 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawabandh 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. ## What facilities are there in Nawabandh? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Nawabandh; 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Karanji - ○ 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 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nawabandh known for? About 77% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nawabandh Of every 100 households in Nawabandh in 2011, 23 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nawabandh · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 23% 60% - Toilet within the home 2% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 89% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 100% 59% - Television 19% 18% - Mobile phone 84% 22% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 32% 10% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 0% 28% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawabandh? ■ Nawabandh · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 58.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 982 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1036 972 - Working population 56.9% 48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 50.9% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 131 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 81 (15%) · ■ Marginal 340 (61%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ambikapur - Parsondi Khurd 1,037 people - Bartikra 1,013 people - Kalgasa 999 people - Bakna Khurd 994 people - Kuniya Kalan 978 people - Sonbarsa 967 people - Shivpur 965 people - Motipur 961 people All 122 villages in Ambikapur ## Other places named Nawabandh - Nawabandh · Village, Deori, Giridih · 1,057 people - Nawabandh · Village, Ranka, Garhwa · 91 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawabandh? 497001 - How far is Nawabandh from Ambikapur? 10 km by road - What is the population of Nawabandh? 981 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawabandh in? Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawabandh? 66.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/nawabandh/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.