Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Patkura Patkura is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 1,725 people in 378 households, the 18th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 1,725 people (2011) - 378 households - 32.6% literacy - 497116 PIN code ## Patkura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Patkura is 497116. Patkura falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497116 - Gram panchayat Patkura - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433073 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Patkura from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 55 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 65 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town) 55 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Patkura? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Patkura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Argoli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udaypur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Patkura known for? About 12% of the 2,904 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Patkura Of every 100 households in Patkura in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Patkura · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 8% 38% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 20% 51% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 16% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 52% 37% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Patkura? ■ Patkura · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 32.6% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1011 992 - Working population 58.4% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 40.0% for men and 25.1% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 264 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 72 (7%) · ■ Household industry 14 (1%) · ■ Other work 76 (8%) · ■ Marginal 582 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Potka 1,850 people - Kosanga 1,846 people - Getra 1,758 people - Kuwarpur 1,728 people - Gorta 1,718 people - Tirkela 1,714 people - Ganeshpur 1,709 people - Argoti 1,665 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Patkura? 497116 - How far is Patkura from Ambikapur? 65 km by road - What is the population of Patkura? 1,725 (Census 2011) - Which district is Patkura in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Patkura? 32.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/patkura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.