# Alga Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja 

# Alga

Alga is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 63 households**, the 92nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 260people (2011)
- 63households
- 33.6%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Alga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alga is 497116.** Alga falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatBeldagi
- Community development blockLakhanpur
- Census village code433100

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

## How far is Alga from nearby towns?

- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Lakhanpur (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 Alga?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Alga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Alga known for?

About 10% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Alga

Of every 100 households in Alga in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alga · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****11%**

**51%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Alga?

■ Alga · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.6%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**992

Working population ****51.2%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.2% for men and 18.1% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (35%) · **■** Other work 42 (32%) · **■** Marginal 22 (17%)

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 Lakhanpur

- Pathari364 people
- Hansdand362 people
- Kotbarra320 people
- Jama308 people
- Selra211 people
- Bankheta143 people
- Janakpur40 people
- Majhgawan8 people

[All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alga?497116
- How far is Alga from Ambikapur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Alga?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alga in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Alga?33.6% (Census 2011)