Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Andhla Andhla is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 2,977 people in 735 households, the 3rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 2,977 people (2011) - 735 households - 57.0% literacy - 497116 PIN code ## Andhla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Andhla is 497116. Andhla falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497116 - Gram panchayat Andhla - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433131 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Andhla from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 29 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Andhla? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Andhla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lakhanpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udaypur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Andhla known for? About 72% of the 1,082 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Andhla Of every 100 households in Andhla in 2011, 54 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Andhla · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 54% 38% - Toilet within the home 1% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 88% - Tap water 1% 4% - Drinking water within premises 2% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 57% 51% - Television 9% 8% - Mobile phone 13% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 32% 37% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Andhla? ■ Andhla · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.0% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1061 992 - Working population 55.6% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.8% for men and 47.3% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 571 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 92 (6%) · ■ Household industry 8 (0%) · ■ Other work 82 (5%) · ■ Marginal 902 (55%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Puhputra 3,454 people - Salka 3,343 people - Jamgala 2,550 people - Latori 2,452 people - Amalbhiti 2,397 people - Korja 2,196 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Andhla? 497116 - How far is Andhla from Ambikapur? 29 km by road - What is the population of Andhla? 2,977 (Census 2011) - Which district is Andhla in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Andhla? 57.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/andhla/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.