Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Belkharikha Belkharikha is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 2,025 people in 450 households, the 10th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 2,025 people (2011) - 450 households - 59.0% literacy - 497116 PIN code ## Belkharikha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Belkharikha is 497116. Belkharikha falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497116 - Gram panchayat Belkharikha - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433114 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Belkharikha from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 25 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Belkharikha? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Belkharikha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● 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 - ● Weekly haat 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 · Turna - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Belkharikha known for? About 72% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Belkharikha Of every 100 households in Belkharikha in 2011, 88 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Belkharikha · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 38% - Toilet within the home 7% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 88% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 1% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99% - Use banking services 51% 51% - Television 16% 8% - Mobile phone 13% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 50% 37% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Belkharikha? ■ Belkharikha · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.0% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 955 992 - Working population 52.7% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 50.3% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 504 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 170 (16%) · ■ Household industry 23 (2%) · ■ Other work 57 (5%) · ■ Marginal 314 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Amalbhiti 2,397 people - Korja 2,196 people - Beldagi 2,148 people - Rajpuri Kalan 2,132 people - Katinda 1,985 people - Lahpatra 1,882 people - Turna 1,878 people - Potka 1,850 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Belkharikha? 497116 - How far is Belkharikha from Ambikapur? 25 km by road - What is the population of Belkharikha? 2,025 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belkharikha in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Belkharikha? 59.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/belkharikha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.