# Gumgara Kalan Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/gumgara-kalan/ Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Gumgara Kalan Gumgara Kalan is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,509 people in 368 households**, the 24th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 1,509people (2011) - 368households - 57.7%literacy - 497116PIN code ## Gumgara Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gumgara Kalan is 497116.** Gumgara Kalan falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497116 - Gram panchayatGumgara Kalan - Community development blockLakhanpur - Census village code433139 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gumgara Kalan from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)37 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town)15 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 Gumgara Kalan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gumgara Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Gumgara Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 40% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Gumgara Kalan Of every 100 households in Gumgara Kalan in 2011, 38 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gumgara Kalan · ■ Lakhanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **38% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****88%** **51% Television ****15%** **8% Mobile phone ****22%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****27%** **37% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gumgara Kalan? ■ Gumgara Kalan · ■ Lakhanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%** **53.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **992 Working population ****49.0%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 48.0% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 499 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 36 (5%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 155 (21%) 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 - Tirkela1,714 people - Ganeshpur1,709 people - Argoti1,665 people - Keora1,510 people - Kusu1,468 people - Parsodi Kalan1,464 people - Tunguri1,457 people - Sirkotanga1,450 people [All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gumgara Kalan?497116 - How far is Gumgara Kalan from Ambikapur?37 km by road - What is the population of Gumgara Kalan?1,509 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gumgara Kalan in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gumgara Kalan?57.7% (Census 2011)