# Amarpur Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Amarpur

Amarpur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **424 people in 107 households**, the 97th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 424people (2011)
- 107households
- 39.1%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Amarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amarpur is 497223.** Amarpur falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatKarri Chalgali
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431967

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

## How far is Amarpur from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)15 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 Amarpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranhat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Amarpur known for?

About 69% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Amarpur

Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amarpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****90%**

**66%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Amarpur?

■ Amarpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.1%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**965

Working population ****60.8%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.0% for men and 32.9% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 45 (17%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 204 (79%)

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 Balrampur

- Chitvishrampur453 people
- Piparsot448 people
- Semali446 people
- Fatepur427 people
- Bada407 people
- Gauripur401 people
- Alakhdiha359 people
- Kharsota353 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amarpur?497223
- How far is Amarpur from Ambikapur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Amarpur?424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpur in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?39.1% (Census 2011)