Village · Lundra, Surguja # Gadhwira Gadhwira is a village in Lundra sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497101. The 2011 Census counted 1,047 people in 296 households, the 43rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 1,047 people (2011) - 296 households - 61.5% literacy - 497101 PIN code ## Gadhwira PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gadhwira is 497101. Gadhwira falls in Lundra sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497101 - Gram panchayat Gadhwira - Community development block Lundra - Census village code 433416 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gadhwira from nearby towns? - Lundra (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 28 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gadhwira? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gadhwira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bargidih - ○ 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 under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 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 Gadhwira known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and sugarcane. Products made here include jaggery. About 79% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gadhwira Of every 100 households in Gadhwira in 2011, 86 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gadhwira · ■ Lundra rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 64% - Toilet within the home 99% 92% - No toilet (open defecation) 1% 7% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 48% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 78% 57% - Television 10% 10% - Mobile phone 26% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 37% 43% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gadhwira? ■ Gadhwira · ■ Lundra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.5% 53.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 982 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 798 955 - Working population 57.0% 54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 48.5% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 115 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 200 (34%) · ■ Household industry 115 (19%) · ■ Other work 35 (6%) · ■ Marginal 132 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lundra - Kepi 1,114 people - Gangapur 1,104 people - Rata 1,057 people - Badgari 1,053 people - Korima 1,032 people - Urdara 1,029 people - Bhediya 1,022 people - Kachhar 1,016 people All 112 villages in Lundra ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gadhwira? 497101 - How far is Gadhwira from Ambikapur? 28 km by road - What is the population of Gadhwira? 1,047 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gadhwira in? Surguja district (Lundra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gadhwira? 61.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lundra/gadhwira/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.