# Vindhyachal Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Premnagar, Surguja 

# Vindhyachal

Vindhyachal is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 102 households**, the 43rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 499people (2011)
- 102households
- 39.8%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Vindhyachal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatVindhyachal
- Community development blockPremnagar
- Census village code432916

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

## How far is Vindhyachal from nearby towns?

- Premnagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Premnagar (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 Vindhyachal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Premnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shirinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Premnagar
- ○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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Vindhyachal known for?

About 22% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Vindhyachal

Of every 100 households in Vindhyachal in 2011, 32 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vindhyachal · ■ Premnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**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 ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****6%**

**72%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**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 Vindhyachal?

■ Vindhyachal · ■ Premnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.8%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**957

Working population ****52.7%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.8% for men and 32.7% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 44 (17%)

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

- Mendra617 people
- Takar615 people
- Kantaroli528 people
- Rameshwar Nagar509 people
- Saraswatipur452 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 Vindhyachal?497116
- How far is Vindhyachal from Ambikapur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Vindhyachal?499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vindhyachal in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Vindhyachal?39.8% (Census 2011)