# Minwakhand Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja 

# Minwakhand

Minwakhand is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **809 people in 154 households**, the 76th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 809people (2011)
- 154households
- 69.7%literacy
- 497220PIN code

## Minwakhand PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497220
- Gram panchayatIndrawatipur
- Community development blockRamchandrapur
- Census village code431857

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

## How far is Minwakhand from nearby towns?

- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)155 km by road
- Ramanujganj (nearest town)55 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 Minwakhand?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sanawal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanujganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Minwakhand known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 47% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Minwakhand

Of every 100 households in Minwakhand in 2011, 3 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Minwakhand · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**27%

Tap water ****9%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**12%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****100%**

**62%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Minwakhand?

■ Minwakhand · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**951

Working population ****53.2%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 57.1% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (14%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 128 (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

- Nawapara825 people
- Kewali823 people
- Bahar Chura820 people
- Lurgi819 people
- Balrampur Urf Badgodi802 people
- Semerawa785 people
- Kundru782 people
- Radhanagar765 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Minwakhand?497220
- How far is Minwakhand from Ambikapur?155 km by road
- What is the population of Minwakhand?809 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Minwakhand in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Minwakhand?69.7% (Census 2011)