# Gajar Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/gajar/ Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja # Gajar Gajar is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,671 people in 352 households**, the 33rd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%. - 1,671people (2011) - 352households - 66.4%literacy - 497220PIN code ## Gajar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gajar is 497220.** Gajar falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497220 - Gram panchayatGajar - Community development blockRamchandrapur - Census village code431875 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gajar from nearby towns? - Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)150 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)150 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 Gajar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gajar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanujganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Gajar known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 40% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Gajar Of every 100 households in Gajar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gajar · ■ Ramanujganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **22% Toilet within the home ****92%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **27% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****52%** **62% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****20%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **39% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gajar? ■ Gajar · ■ Ramanujganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **57.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046** **951 Working population ****39.7%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 55.8% for women. 45% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 213 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 201 (30%) 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 - Oranga1,862 people - Bhala1,846 people - Kundpan1,794 people - Chaki1,759 people - Krishnanagar1,651 people - Chumra1,645 people - Dharmi1,606 people - Deviganj1,581 people [All 113 villages in Ramanujganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gajar?497220 - How far is Gajar from Ambikapur?150 km by road - What is the population of Gajar?1,671 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gajar in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gajar?66.4% (Census 2011)