# Shakalpur Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/shakalpur/ Village · Pratappur, Surguja # Shakalpur Shakalpur is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,953 people in 438 households**, the 19th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 1,953people (2011) - 438households - 60.9%literacy - 497001PIN code ## Shakalpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shakalpur is 497001.** Shakalpur falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497001 - Gram panchayatShakalpur - Community development blockPratappur - Census village code432293 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shakalpur from nearby towns? - Pratappur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)25 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)25 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 Shakalpur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shakalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Songara - ○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 bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Shakalpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard**. About 65% of the 584 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Shakalpur Of every 100 households in Shakalpur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shakalpur · ■ Pratappur rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **51% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **93% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****53%** **68% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****17%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **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 Shakalpur? ■ Shakalpur · ■ Pratappur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **961 Working population ****46.7%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 52.4% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 224 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 327 (36%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (9%) · **■** Marginal 266 (29%) 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 - Govindpur1,989 people - Bojha1,986 people - Madannagar1,985 people - Bonga1,964 people - Koteya1,951 people - Sarhari1,946 people - Baikona1,904 people - Barbaspur1,866 people [All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shakalpur?497001 - How far is Shakalpur from Ambikapur?25 km by road - What is the population of Shakalpur?1,953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shakalpur in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Shakalpur?60.9% (Census 2011)