Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja # Lakhanpur Lakhanpur is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497231. The 2011 Census counted 340 people in 96 households, the 85th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 340 people (2011) - 96 households - 73.3% literacy - 497231 PIN code ## Lakhanpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lakhanpur is 497231. Lakhanpur falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497231 - Gram panchayat Samauli - Community development block Bhaiyathan - Census village code 432751 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lakhanpur from nearby towns? - Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 65 km by road - Surajpur (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lakhanpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Lakhanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhaiyathan - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Bhaiyathan - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lakhanpur known for? About 48% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lakhanpur Of every 100 households in Lakhanpur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Lakhanpur · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 60% - Toilet within the home 76% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 21% 92% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 36% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 99% 64% - Television 36% 13% - Mobile phone 37% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 38% 28% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lakhanpur? ■ Lakhanpur · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 61.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1138 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 958 - Working population 50.9% 51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 67.9% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 35 (20%) · ■ Marginal 131 (76%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhaiyathan - Taiya 459 people - Khutarapara 428 people - Rajolipara 368 people - Karkoli Juna 347 people - Pasal 277 people - Birnidand 256 people - Rajni 242 people - Manpur 181 people All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lakhanpur? 497231 - How far is Lakhanpur from Ambikapur? 65 km by road - What is the population of Lakhanpur? 340 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lakhanpur in? Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Lakhanpur? 73.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/lakhanpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.