Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Saskalo Saskalo is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,047 people in 274 households, the 71st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 1,047 people (2011) - 274 households - 54.4% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Saskalo PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Saskalo is 497001. Saskalo falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Saskalo - Community development block Ambikapur - Census village code 433019 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Saskalo 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. ## What facilities are there in Saskalo? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Saskalo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Darima - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Saskalo known for? About 75% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Saskalo Of every 100 households in Saskalo in 2011, 38 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saskalo · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 38% 60% - Toilet within the home 1% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 89% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 15% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 70% 59% - Television 8% 18% - Mobile phone 9% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 44% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Saskalo? ■ Saskalo · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.4% 58.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 982 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 663 972 - Working population 57.2% 48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.4% for men and 44.3% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 94 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (7%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 22 (4%) · ■ Marginal 440 (73%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ambikapur - Mohanpur 1,076 people - Bardhodhi 1,055 people - Sapna 1,053 people - Thor 1,048 people - Parsondi Khurd 1,037 people - Bartikra 1,013 people - Kalgasa 999 people - Bakna Khurd 994 people All 122 villages in Ambikapur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saskalo? 497001 - How far is Saskalo from Ambikapur? 15 km by road - What is the population of Saskalo? 1,047 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saskalo in? Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Saskalo? 54.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/saskalo/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.