# Gersa Village, Lundra, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lundra, Surguja 

# Gersa

Gersa is a village in Lundra sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,198 people in 278 households**, the 36th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 1,198people (2011)
- 278households
- 42.4%literacy
- 497101PIN code

## Gersa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gersa is 497101.** Gersa falls in Lundra sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497101
- Gram panchayatGersa
- Community development blockLundra
- Census village code433427

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

## How far is Gersa from nearby towns?

- Lundra (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)30 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 Gersa?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gersa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bargidih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Gersa known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 39% of the 755 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Gersa

Of every 100 households in Gersa in 2011, 73 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gersa · ■ Lundra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**7%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****91%**

**57%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gersa?

■ Gersa · ■ Lundra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**955

Working population ****57.7%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.2% for men and 35.2% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 186 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (38%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 232 (34%)

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

- Babouli1,230 people
- Dorna1,224 people
- Rawai1,222 people
- Padouli1,213 people
- Kudar1,169 people
- Chirga1,151 people
- Kepi1,114 people
- Gangapur1,104 people

[All 112 villages in Lundra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lundra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gersa?497101
- How far is Gersa from Ambikapur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gersa?1,198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gersa in?Surguja district (Lundra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gersa?42.4% (Census 2011)
