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

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Thor

Thor is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,048 people in 230 households**, the 70th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 1,048people (2011)
- 230households
- 57.9%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Thor PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatThor
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code432971

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

## How far is Thor 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 Thor?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Thor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mendralkalan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Thor known for?

About 67% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Thor

Of every 100 households in Thor in 2011, 24 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thor · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**59%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Thor?

■ Thor · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**972

Working population ****31.6%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 43.1% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (34%) · **■** Marginal 84 (25%)

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

- Karmha1,099 people
- Mohanpur1,076 people
- Bardhodhi1,055 people
- Sapna1,053 people
- Saskalo1,047 people
- Parsondi Khurd1,037 people
- Bartikra1,013 people
- Kalgasa999 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thor?497001
- How far is Thor from Ambikapur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Thor?1,048 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thor in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Thor?57.9% (Census 2011)