Village · Mainpat, Surguja
# Maharanipur

Maharanipur is a village in Mainpat sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497114. The 2011 Census counted 979 people in 204 households, the 35th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.1%.
- 979 people (2011)
- 204 households
- 56.8% literacy
- 497114 PIN code

## Maharanipur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Maharanipur is 497114. Maharanipur falls in Mainpat sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497114
- Gram panchayat Chidapara
- Community development block Mainpat
- Census village code 433572

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

## How far is Maharanipur from nearby towns?
- Narbadapur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 63 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town) 63 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Maharanipur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Maharanipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 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
- ● Agricultural credit society 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 5–10 km · Rajapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maharanipur known for?

About 49% of the 366 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Maharanipur

Of every 100 households in Maharanipur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maharanipur · ■ Mainpat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 35%
- Toilet within the home 1% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 87%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 49% 28%
- Television 22% 6%
- Mobile phone 32% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 7% 53%
- Own their home 94% 94%

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

## What is the population of Maharanipur?

■ Maharanipur · ■ Mainpat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.8% 47.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1006 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 974 994
- Working population 55.0% 49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 47.2% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 223 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 89 (17%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 29 (5%) · ■ Marginal 196 (36%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mainpat
- Chainpur 1,134 people
- Salainagar 1,060 people
- Kamleshwarpur 1,036 people
- Amgaon 989 people
- Sapnadar 976 people
- Karamha 946 people
- Samaniya 888 people
- Kaljiwa Alias Maltipur 819 people

All 46 villages in Mainpat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Maharanipur? 497114
- How far is Maharanipur from Ambikapur? 63 km by road
- What is the population of Maharanipur? 979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharanipur in? Surguja district (Mainpat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Maharanipur? 56.8% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/mainpat/maharanipur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.
