Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja
# Gumgara Khurd

Gumgara Khurd is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 931 people in 202 households, the 57th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.
- 931 people (2011)
- 202 households
- 67.8% literacy
- 497116 PIN code

## Gumgara Khurd PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gumgara Khurd is 497116. Gumgara Khurd falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497116
- Gram panchayat Bagdarri
- Community development block Lakhanpur
- Census village code 433136

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gumgara Khurd from nearby towns?
- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Lakhanpur (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gumgara Khurd?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gumgara Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gumgurakalan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 11 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gumgara Khurd known for?

About 46% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gumgara Khurd

Of every 100 households in Gumgara Khurd in 2011, 89 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gumgara Khurd · ■ Lakhanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 38%
- Toilet within the home 85% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 15% 88%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 92% 51%
- Television 4% 8%
- Mobile phone 15% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 14% 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 Gumgara Khurd?

■ Gumgara Khurd · ■ Lakhanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.8% 53.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 991
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 922 992
- Working population 33.4% 51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 58.4% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 256 (82%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 8 (3%) · ■ Marginal 41 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur
- Pratappur 998 people
- Palgadhi 939 people
- Junadih 936 people
- Sakaria 932 people
- Jodhpur 898 people
- Taparkela Khurd 842 people
- Parri 841 people
- Pipar Khar 834 people

All 96 villages in Lakhanpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gumgara Khurd? 497116
- How far is Gumgara Khurd from Ambikapur? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Gumgara Khurd? 931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gumgara Khurd in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gumgara Khurd? 67.8% (Census 2011)

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