# Nehru Nagar Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/nehru-nagar/ Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Nehru Nagar Nehru Nagar is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,523 people in 354 households**, the 39th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 1,523people (2011) - 354households - 77.3%literacy - 497001PIN code ## Nehru Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nehru Nagar is 497001.** Nehru Nagar falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497001 - Gram panchayatNehru Nagar - Community development blockAmbikapur - Census village code432959 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nehru Nagar 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Nehru Nagar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Nehru Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Fundurdihari - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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 waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Nehru Nagar known for? About 37% of the 452 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Nehru Nagar Of every 100 households in Nehru Nagar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nehru Nagar · ■ Ambikapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **60% Toilet within the home ****28%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **97% Use banking services ****65%** **59% Television ****51%** **18% Mobile phone ****51%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **28% Own their home ****94%** **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 Nehru Nagar? ■ Nehru Nagar · ■ Ambikapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **972 Working population ****45.4%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 70.4% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 209 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 206 (30%) · **■** Marginal 255 (37%) 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 - Harra Tikra1,598 people - Fattepur1,594 people - Keshopur1,570 people - Kumharta1,531 people - Sundarpur1,459 people - Narbadapara1,418 people - Asola1,410 people - Vishunpur1,386 people [All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nehru Nagar?497001 - How far is Nehru Nagar from Ambikapur?5 km by road - What is the population of Nehru Nagar?1,523 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nehru Nagar in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nehru Nagar?77.3% (Census 2011)