# Belkurta Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja 

# Belkurta

Belkurta is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 216 households**, the 66th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 958people (2011)
- 216households
- 55.4%literacy
- 497220PIN code

## Belkurta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Belkurta is 497220.** Belkurta falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497220
- Gram panchayatBelkurta
- Community development blockRamchandrapur
- Census village code431874

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

## How far is Belkurta from nearby towns?

- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)135 km by road
- Ramanujganj (nearest town)45 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 Belkurta?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Belkurta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dindo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanujganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○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

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 Belkurta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 52% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Belkurta

Of every 100 households in Belkurta in 2011, 1 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Belkurta · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**27%

Tap water ****32%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**12%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****98%**

**62%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**39%

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 Belkurta?

■ Belkurta · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**951

Working population ****27.6%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 49.5% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 155 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (32%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

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 Ramanujganj

- Indrapur1,057 people
- Lawa1,035 people
- Deogai1,023 people
- Hariharpur966 people
- Anandpur946 people
- Nehrunagar937 people
- Meghuli915 people
- Kushfar912 people

[All 113 villages in Ramanujganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Belkurta?497220
- How far is Belkurta from Ambikapur?135 km by road
- What is the population of Belkurta?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belkurta in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Belkurta?55.4% (Census 2011)