# Mahgai Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/mahgai/ Village · Premnagar, Surguja # Mahgai Mahgai is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,616 people in 378 households**, the 14th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%. - 1,616people (2011) - 378households - 55.1%literacy - 497116PIN code ## Mahgai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahgai is 497116.** Mahgai falls in Premnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497116 - Gram panchayatMahgai - Community development blockPremnagar - Census village code432903 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahgai from nearby towns? - Premnagar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)65 km by road - Surajpur (nearest town)22 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 Mahgai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mahgai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Surajpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Premnagar - ○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)16 h summer · 14 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 Mahgai known for? About 50% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Mahgai Of every 100 households in Mahgai in 2011, 57 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahgai · ■ Premnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **29% Toilet within the home ****6%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **94% Tap water ****26%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **100% Use banking services ****92%** **72% Television ****18%** **5% Mobile phone ****42%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****17%** **34% Own their home ****98%** **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 Mahgai? ■ Mahgai · ■ Premnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%** **56.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008** **957 Working population ****55.3%** **55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 45.9% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 228 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (20%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 423 (47%) 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 Premnagar - Maheshpur1,755 people - Raghunathpur1,708 people - Namna1,677 people - Bramhapur1,649 people - Tarkeshwarpur1,564 people - Annapurna1,517 people - Tara1,291 people - Hariharpur1,283 people [All 46 villages in Premnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahgai?497116 - How far is Mahgai from Ambikapur?65 km by road - What is the population of Mahgai?1,616 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahgai in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mahgai?55.1% (Census 2011)