# Nimha Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja 

# Nimha

Nimha is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 331 households**, the 39th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 331households
- 58.8%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Nimha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nimha is 497116.** Nimha falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatNimha
- Community development blockLakhanpur
- Census village code433146

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nimha from nearby towns?

- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)46 km by road
- Lakhanpur (nearest town)23 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 Nimha?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Nimha; 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
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Nimha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 40% of the 946 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nimha

Of every 100 households in Nimha in 2011, 11 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nimha · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****43%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****83%**

**51%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Nimha?

■ Nimha · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**992

Working population ****49.3%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 48.5% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 292 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 295 (45%)

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

- Taraju1,394 people
- Bagdarri1,363 people
- Amgasi1,346 people
- Keori1,343 people
- Bandha1,317 people
- Katkona1,303 people
- Jamgawan1,302 people
- Losangi1,223 people

[All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nimha?497116
- How far is Nimha from Ambikapur?46 km by road
- What is the population of Nimha?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nimha in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nimha?58.8% (Census 2011)