# Saraswatipur Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Premnagar, Surguja 

# Saraswatipur

Saraswatipur is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **452 people in 84 households**, the 44th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 452people (2011)
- 84households
- 56.9%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Saraswatipur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saraswatipur is 497116.** Saraswatipur falls in Premnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatParwatipur
- Community development blockPremnagar
- Census village code432899

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

## How far is Saraswatipur from nearby towns?

- Premnagar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)66 km by road
- Premnagar (nearest town)26 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 Saraswatipur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Saraswatipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Saraswatipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 25% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Saraswatipur

Of every 100 households in Saraswatipur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saraswatipur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****73%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**34%

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 Saraswatipur?

■ Saraswatipur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**957

Working population ****56.0%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 50.0% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 219 (87%)

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

- Takar615 people
- Kantaroli528 people
- Rameshwar Nagar509 people
- Vindhyachal499 people
- Janardanpur423 people
- Baldevnagar415 people

[All 46 villages in Premnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saraswatipur?497116
- How far is Saraswatipur from Ambikapur?66 km by road
- What is the population of Saraswatipur?452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraswatipur in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Saraswatipur?56.9% (Census 2011)