Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Palgadhi Palgadhi is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 939 people in 231 households, the 54th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 939 people (2011) - 231 households - 49.8% literacy - 497116 PIN code ## Palgadhi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palgadhi is 497116. Palgadhi falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497116 - Gram panchayat Singidhana - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433117 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palgadhi from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 16 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palgadhi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Palgadhi; 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 · Lahapatra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palgadhi known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 57% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palgadhi Of every 100 households in Palgadhi in 2011, 28 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palgadhi · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 28% 38% - Toilet within the home 2% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 88% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 5% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 40% 51% - Television 5% 8% - Mobile phone 10% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 31% 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 Palgadhi? ■ Palgadhi · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.8% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 950 992 - Working population 70.4% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.6% for men and 39.8% for women. 73% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 112 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (4%) · ■ Other work 16 (2%) · ■ Marginal 505 (76%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Irgawan 1,040 people - Jaipur 1,018 people - Dhodha Kesra 1,009 people - Pratappur 998 people - Junadih 936 people - Sakaria 932 people - Gumgara Khurd 931 people - Jodhpur 898 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palgadhi? 497116 - How far is Palgadhi from Ambikapur? 16 km by road - What is the population of Palgadhi? 939 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palgadhi in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Palgadhi? 49.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/palgadhi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.