# Rukhpur Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Rukhpur

Rukhpur is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **558 people in 116 households**, the 111th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 558people (2011)
- 116households
- 56.6%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Rukhpur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatGhanghari
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code432933

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

## How far is Rukhpur from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)11 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)11 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 Rukhpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rukhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sargawa
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Rukhpur known for?

About 50% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Rukhpur

Of every 100 households in Rukhpur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rukhpur · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**59%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Rukhpur?

■ Rukhpur · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**972

Working population ****58.4%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 41.9% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (10%) · **■** Household industry 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 99 (30%) · **■** Marginal 115 (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

- Bakmer592 people
- Malgawan Khurd591 people
- Sadwar572 people
- Tihpatra566 people
- Parsapali550 people
- Ramnagar540 people
- Maheshpur528 people
- Kera Kachhar499 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rukhpur?497001
- How far is Rukhpur from Ambikapur?11 km by road
- What is the population of Rukhpur?558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rukhpur in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Rukhpur?56.6% (Census 2011)