Village · Rajpur, Surguja
# Khumri

Khumri is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497118. The 2011 Census counted 487 people in 103 households, the 73rd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%.
- 487 people (2011)
- 103 households
- 47.3% literacy
- 497118 PIN code

## Khumri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khumri is 497118. Khumri falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497118
- Gram panchayat Dignagar
- Community development block Rajpur
- Census village code 433282

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khumri from nearby towns?
- Rajpur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Rajpur (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khumri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khumri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Parsagudi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khumri known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 40% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khumri

Of every 100 households in Khumri in 2011, 43 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khumri · ■ Rajpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 43% 54%
- Toilet within the home 3% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 91%
- Tap water 3% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 6% 67%
- Television 4% 11%
- Mobile phone 10% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 56% 31%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khumri?

■ Khumri · ■ Rajpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 47.3% 54.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 989
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 974
- Working population 53.4% 52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.8% for men and 38.5% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 214 (82%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (11%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 10 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Rajpur
- Ladkund 618 people
- Uphiya 574 people
- Karamdiha 558 people
- Dand Khadua 526 people
- Kundi Khurd 487 people
- Mahudand 462 people
- Paraswar Khurd 460 people
- Kotdih 449 people

All 86 villages in Rajpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khumri? 497118
- How far is Khumri from Ambikapur? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Khumri? 487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khumri in? Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Khumri? 47.3% (Census 2011)

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