# Dara Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/dara/ Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Dara Dara is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 110 households**, the 81st largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 477people (2011) - 110households - 69.0%literacy - 497116PIN code ## Dara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dara is 497116.** Dara falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497116 - Gram panchayatKarai - Community development blockLakhanpur - Census village code433064 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dara from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)50 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town)25 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 Dara? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Udaypur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Dara known for? About 32% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Dara Of every 100 households in Dara in 2011, 52 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dara · ■ Lakhanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **38% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****48%** **51% Television ****15%** **8% Mobile phone ****18%** **12% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****54%** **37% Own their home ****95%** **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 Dara? ■ Dara · ■ Lakhanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **53.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **992 Working population ****50.7%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 60.8% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 62 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (10%) · **■** Other work 45 (19%) · **■** Marginal 111 (46%) 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 - Biniya555 people - Chuhkandand531 people - Turga512 people - Malgawan Kalan478 people - Rampur465 people - Amera452 people - Soyada419 people - Goreyapipar411 people [All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dara?497116 - How far is Dara from Ambikapur?50 km by road - What is the population of Dara?477 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dara in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dara?69.0% (Census 2011)