Village · Samri, Surguja # Gopatu Gopatu is a village in Samri sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497224. The 2011 Census counted 1,395 people in 305 households, the 26th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%. - 1,395 people (2011) - 305 households - 52.7% literacy - 497224 PIN code ## Gopatu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gopatu is 497224. Gopatu falls in Samri sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497224 - Gram panchayat Gopatu - Community development block Kusmi - Census village code 432351 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gopatu from nearby towns? - Kusmi (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 111 km by road - Kusmi (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gopatu? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gopatu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kusmi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kusmi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kusmi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 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 - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gopatu known for? About 53% of the 1,259 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gopatu Of every 100 households in Gopatu in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gopatu · ■ Samri rural average - Electricity for lighting 12% 16% - Toilet within the home 1% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 98% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 2% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 100% - Use banking services 7% 39% - Television 2% 4% - Mobile phone 8% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 58% 66% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gopatu? ■ Gopatu · ■ Samri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.7% 55.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 867 994 - Working population 43.4% 50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 42.3% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 179 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 69 (11%) · ■ Household industry 29 (5%) · ■ Other work 143 (24%) · ■ Marginal 186 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Samri - Sirkot 1,504 people - Kandari 1,483 people - Khajuri 1,461 people - Ghutradih 1,417 people - Amtahi 1,340 people - Shahpur 1,340 people - Bata 1,339 people - Hanspur 1,322 people All 105 villages in Samri ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gopatu? 497224 - How far is Gopatu from Ambikapur? 111 km by road - What is the population of Gopatu? 1,395 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gopatu in? Surguja district (Samri sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gopatu? 52.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/samri/gopatu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.