# Santoshinagar Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/santoshinagar/ Village · Balrampur, Surguja # Santoshinagar Santoshinagar is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,708 people in 414 households**, the 10th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 1,708people (2011) - 414households - 72.0%literacy - 497107PIN code ## Santoshinagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Santoshinagar is 497107.** Santoshinagar falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497107 - Gram panchayatSantoshinagar - Community development blockBalrampur - Census village code432038 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Santoshinagar from nearby towns? - Balrampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)90 km by road - Balrampur (nearest town)10 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 Santoshinagar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Santoshinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bardar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Balrampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river 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 Santoshinagar known for? About 16% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Santoshinagar Of every 100 households in Santoshinagar in 2011, 64 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Santoshinagar · ■ Balrampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **26% Toilet within the home ****3%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **90% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****17%** **66% Television ****25%** **7% Mobile phone ****30%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****33%** **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 Santoshinagar? ■ Santoshinagar · ■ Balrampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **56.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **965 Working population ****65.5%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 63.5% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 468 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (3%) · **■** Marginal 568 (51%) 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 - Kapildevpur1,935 people - Putsura1,908 people - Badki Mahari1,808 people - Pasta1,807 people - Manikpur1,598 people - Karri Chalgali1,540 people - Sauni1,478 people - Pachawal1,462 people [All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Santoshinagar?497107 - How far is Santoshinagar from Ambikapur?90 km by road - What is the population of Santoshinagar?1,708 (Census 2011) - Which district is Santoshinagar in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Santoshinagar?72.0% (Census 2011)