# Umeshwarpur Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Premnagar, Surguja 

# Umeshwarpur

Umeshwarpur is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **2,279 people in 498 households**, the 5th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 2,279people (2011)
- 498households
- 49.3%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Umeshwarpur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatUmeshwarpur
- Community development blockPremnagar
- Census village code432896

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

## How far is Umeshwarpur from nearby towns?

- Premnagar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Premnagar (nearest town)16 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 Umeshwarpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Umeshwarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Dispensary10+ 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)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 Umeshwarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 57% of the 993 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Umeshwarpur

Of every 100 households in Umeshwarpur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Umeshwarpur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****84%**

**72%

Television ****8%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Umeshwarpur?

■ Umeshwarpur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**957

Working population ****51.3%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 42.5% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 767 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (3%) · **■** Marginal 258 (22%)

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

- Nawapara Kalan4,700 people
- Salka3,007 people
- Chandannagar2,916 people
- Parwatipur2,410 people
- Durgapur2,202 people
- Kedarpur2,070 people
- Bakirma1,967 people
- Bakalo1,909 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umeshwarpur?497116
- How far is Umeshwarpur from Ambikapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Umeshwarpur?2,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umeshwarpur in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Umeshwarpur?49.3% (Census 2011)
