Village · Rajpur, Surguja # Mahgai Mahgai is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497118. The 2011 Census counted 655 people in 166 households, the 65th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 655 people (2011) - 166 households - 37.2% literacy - 497118 PIN code ## Mahgai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mahgai is 497118. Mahgai falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497118 - Gram panchayat Ladkund - Community development block Rajpur - Census village code 433319 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mahgai from nearby towns? - Rajpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 48 km by road - Rajpur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mahgai? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahgai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rajpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · — h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Mahgai Of every 100 households in Mahgai in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahgai · ■ Rajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 56% 54% - Toilet within the home 0% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 76% 67% - Television 0% 11% - Mobile phone 15% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 52% 31% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mahgai? ■ Mahgai · ■ Rajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 37.2% 54.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1074 974 - Working population 60.3% 52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 42.7% for men and 31.3% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 113 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 13 (3%) · ■ Marginal 264 (67%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajpur - Kotagahna 720 people - Semarakatra Khas 709 people - Balrampur 703 people - Bhendri 701 people - Parti 639 people - Khokhaniya 632 people - Batidand 621 people - Ladkund 618 people All 86 villages in Rajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahgai? 497118 - How far is Mahgai from Ambikapur? 48 km by road - What is the population of Mahgai? 655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahgai in? Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mahgai? 37.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/mahgai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.