# Deviganj Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja 

# Deviganj

Deviganj is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,581 people in 310 households**, the 37th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 1,581people (2011)
- 310households
- 50.7%literacy
- 497220PIN code

## Deviganj PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497220
- Gram panchayatDeviganj
- Community development blockRamchandrapur
- Census village code431931

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

## How far is Deviganj from nearby towns?

- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Ramanujganj (nearest town)12 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 Deviganj?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Deviganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramanujganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Deviganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 43% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Deviganj

Of every 100 households in Deviganj in 2011, 23 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deviganj · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**27%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**12%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****83%**

**62%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Deviganj?

■ Deviganj · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**951

Working population ****50.4%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 39.5% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 459 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (20%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 144 (18%)

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

- Gajar1,671 people
- Krishnanagar1,651 people
- Chumra1,645 people
- Dharmi1,606 people
- Bimalapur1,533 people
- Chera1,494 people
- Kalikapur1,470 people
- Rewatipur1,467 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Deviganj?497220
- How far is Deviganj from Ambikapur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Deviganj?1,581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deviganj in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Deviganj?50.7% (Census 2011)