# Nilkanthpur Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja 

# Nilkanthpur

Nilkanthpur is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **891 people in 214 households**, the 71st largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 891people (2011)
- 214households
- 55.7%literacy
- 497220PIN code

## Nilkanthpur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497220
- Gram panchayatNilkanthpur
- Community development blockRamchandrapur
- Census village code431881

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

## How far is Nilkanthpur from nearby towns?

- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)151 km by road
- Ramanujganj (nearest town)46 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 Nilkanthpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramchandrapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanujganj
- ○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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Nilkanthpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 51% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Nilkanthpur

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

■ Nilkanthpur · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**27%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****100%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**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 Nilkanthpur?

■ Nilkanthpur · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**951

Working population ****52.0%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 44.8% for women. 50% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (60%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 161 (35%)

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

- Anandpur946 people
- Nehrunagar937 people
- Meghuli915 people
- Kushfar912 people
- Nawapara825 people
- Kewali823 people
- Bahar Chura820 people
- Lurgi819 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilkanthpur?497220
- How far is Nilkanthpur from Ambikapur?151 km by road
- What is the population of Nilkanthpur?891 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilkanthpur in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nilkanthpur?55.7% (Census 2011)