# Ghumadand Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Ghumadand

Ghumadand is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **3,220 people in 710 households**, the 3rd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 3,220people (2011)
- 710households
- 45.4%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Ghumadand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghumadand is 497223.** Ghumadand falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatGhumadand
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432205

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

## How far is Ghumadand from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)35 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 Ghumadand?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghumadand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Govindpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Ghumadand known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and sugarcane**. About 47% of the 1,832 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Ghumadand

Of every 100 households in Ghumadand in 2011, 44 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghumadand · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****89%**

**68%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ghumadand?

■ Ghumadand · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**961

Working population ****59.4%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 33.4% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 355 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (3%) · **■** Other work 53 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,440 (75%)

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 Pratappur

- Khadgawan Kalan3,627 people
- Kewara3,543 people
- Songara2,831 people
- Dandkarwan2,639 people
- Jagannathpur2,639 people
- Bagda2,509 people

[All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghumadand?497223
- How far is Ghumadand from Ambikapur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Ghumadand?3,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghumadand in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghumadand?45.4% (Census 2011)