Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja # Vijaynagar Vijaynagar is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497220. The 2011 Census counted 5,715 people in 1,119 households, the 1st largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%. - 5,715 people (2011) - 1,119 households - 57.3% literacy - 497220 PIN code ## Vijaynagar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vijaynagar is 497220. Vijaynagar falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497220 - Gram panchayat Vijaynagar - Community development block Ramchandrapur - Census village code 431913 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vijaynagar from nearby towns? - Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 127 km by road - Ramanujganj (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vijaynagar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vijaynagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vijaynagar known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 57% of the 1,401 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vijaynagar Of every 100 households in Vijaynagar in 2011, 27 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vijaynagar · ■ Ramanujganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 27% 22% - Toilet within the home 29% 72% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 27% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 6% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 20% 62% - Television 3% 5% - Mobile phone 19% 18% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 42% 39% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vijaynagar? ■ Vijaynagar · ■ Ramanujganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.3% 57.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 966 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 926 951 - Working population 33.2% 46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 47.4% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1,082 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 185 (10%) · ■ Household industry 8 (0%) · ■ Other work 145 (8%) · ■ Marginal 478 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ramanujganj - Pachawal 4,321 people - Mahavirganj 4,077 people - Trisuli 3,869 people - Sanawal 3,725 people All 113 villages in Ramanujganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vijaynagar? 497220 - How far is Vijaynagar from Ambikapur? 127 km by road - What is the population of Vijaynagar? 5,715 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vijaynagar in? Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Vijaynagar? 57.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/vijaynagar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.