# Ganeshpur Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/ganeshpur/ Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Ganeshpur Ganeshpur is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,709 people in 366 households**, the 21st largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 1,709people (2011) - 366households - 52.4%literacy - 497116PIN code ## Ganeshpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ganeshpur is 497116.** Ganeshpur falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497116 - Gram panchayatGaneshpur - Community development blockLakhanpur - Census village code433125 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ganeshpur from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)29 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town)7 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 Ganeshpur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ganeshpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Phupuhra - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Ganeshpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include jaggery. About 77% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Ganeshpur Of every 100 households in Ganeshpur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ganeshpur · ■ Lakhanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **38% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****50%** **51% Television ****5%** **8% Mobile phone ****12%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****22%** **37% Own their home ****100%** **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 Ganeshpur? ■ Ganeshpur · ■ Lakhanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%** **53.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054** **992 Working population ****58.1%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 40.2% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 333 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (4%) · **■** Marginal 570 (57%) 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 - Kuwarpur1,728 people - Patkura1,725 people - Gorta1,718 people - Tirkela1,714 people - Argoti1,665 people - Keora1,510 people - Gumgara Kalan1,509 people - Kusu1,468 people [All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ganeshpur?497116 - How far is Ganeshpur from Ambikapur?29 km by road - What is the population of Ganeshpur?1,709 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganeshpur in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ganeshpur?52.4% (Census 2011)