Village · Mainpat, Surguja
# Amgaon

Amgaon is a village in Mainpat sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497111. The 2011 Census counted 989 people in 204 households, the 34th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.1%.
- 989 people (2011)
- 204 households
- 32.8% literacy
- 497111 PIN code

## Amgaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Amgaon is 497111. Amgaon falls in Mainpat sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497111
- Gram panchayat Samaniya
- Community development block Mainpat
- Census village code 433541

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Amgaon from nearby towns?
- Narbadapur (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town) 45 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Amgaon?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● 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
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kamleshwarpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 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 Amgaon known for?

The main crops are paddy and potato. About 26% of the 1,061 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Amgaon

Of every 100 households in Amgaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amgaon · ■ Mainpat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 35%
- Toilet within the home 0% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 64% 28%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 11% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 54% 53%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Amgaon?

■ Amgaon · ■ Mainpat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 32.8% 47.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 872 994
- Working population 59.9% 49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.2% for men and 27.6% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 6 (1%) · ■ Marginal 579 (98%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mainpat
- Bisarpani 1,175 people
- Chainpur 1,134 people
- Salainagar 1,060 people
- Kamleshwarpur 1,036 people
- Maharanipur 979 people
- Sapnadar 976 people
- Karamha 946 people
- Samaniya 888 people

All 46 villages in Mainpat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Amgaon? 497111
- How far is Amgaon from Ambikapur? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Amgaon? 989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amgaon in? Surguja district (Mainpat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amgaon? 32.8% (Census 2011)

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