# Sakalo Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/sakalo/ Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Sakalo Sakalo is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,056 people in 431 households**, the 20th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 2,056people (2011) - 431households - 64.6%literacy - 497001PIN code ## Sakalo PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakalo is 497001.** Sakalo falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497001 - Gram panchayatSakalo - Community development blockAmbikapur - Census village code432950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakalo from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)8 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)8 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 Sakalo? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sakalo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Sakalo known for? About 65% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Sakalo Of every 100 households in Sakalo in 2011, 89 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sakalo · ■ Ambikapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **60% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****26%** **59% Television ****33%** **18% Mobile phone ****21%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sakalo? ■ Sakalo · ■ Ambikapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231** **972 Working population ****39.1%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 58.2% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 240 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (7%) · **■** Other work 122 (15%) · **■** Marginal 387 (48%) 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 - Sukhari2,252 people - Labji2,217 people - Pondikala2,213 people - Mendra Kalan2,065 people - Koteya1,928 people - Kanti Prakashpur1,855 people - Bakirma1,820 people - Khaliwa1,773 people [All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakalo?497001 - How far is Sakalo from Ambikapur?8 km by road - What is the population of Sakalo?2,056 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakalo in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sakalo?64.6% (Census 2011)