# Askala Village, Lundra, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lundra/askala/ Village · Lundra, Surguja # Askala Askala is a village in Lundra sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,938 people in 516 households**, the 10th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 1,938people (2011) - 516households - 57.6%literacy - 497101PIN code ## Askala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Askala is 497101.** Askala falls in Lundra sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497101 - Gram panchayatAskala - Community development blockLundra - Census village code433396 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Askala from nearby towns? - Lundra (sub-district HQ)125 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)25 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)25 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 Askala? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Askala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lamgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Askala known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and wheat**. About 47% of the 840 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Askala Of every 100 households in Askala in 2011, 74 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Askala · ■ Lundra rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **64% Toilet within the home ****94%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **7% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****70%** **57% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****10%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****58%** **43% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Askala? ■ Askala · ■ Lundra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%** **53.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **955 Working population ****52.6%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 46.8% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 365 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 84 (8%) · **■** Marginal 476 (47%) 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 Lundra - Silsila2,134 people - Dumardih2,125 people - Patora2,071 people - Bakna Kalan1,962 people - Dakai Alias Nawgai1,888 people - Kundi Kalan1,857 people - Jori1,786 people - Jarhadih1,752 people [All 112 villages in Lundra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lundra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Askala?497101 - How far is Askala from Ambikapur?25 km by road - What is the population of Askala?1,938 (Census 2011) - Which district is Askala in?Surguja district (Lundra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Askala?57.6% (Census 2011)