Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Argoti Argoti is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 1,665 people in 389 households, the 22nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 1,665 people (2011) - 389 households - 48.3% literacy - 497116 PIN code ## Argoti PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Argoti is 497116. Argoti falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497116 - Gram panchayat Argoti - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433067 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Argoti from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 55 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Argoti? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Argoti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jamdara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Argoti known for? About 19% of the 2,032 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 Argoti Of every 100 households in Argoti in 2011, 24 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Argoti · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 24% 38% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 16% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 7% 51% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 5% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 61% 37% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Argoti? ■ Argoti · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.3% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1179 992 - Working population 46.9% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.9% for men and 38.6% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 305 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 247 (32%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 23 (3%) · ■ Marginal 205 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Patkura 1,725 people - Gorta 1,718 people - Tirkela 1,714 people - Ganeshpur 1,709 people - Keora 1,510 people - Gumgara Kalan 1,509 people - Kusu 1,468 people - Parsodi Kalan 1,464 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Argoti? 497116 - How far is Argoti from Ambikapur? 55 km by road - What is the population of Argoti? 1,665 (Census 2011) - Which district is Argoti in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Argoti? 48.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/argoti/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.