# Nilkanthpur Village, Samri, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Samri, Surguja 

# Nilkanthpur

Nilkanthpur is a village in Samri sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,178 people in 250 households**, the 36th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 1,178people (2011)
- 250households
- 58.3%literacy
- 497224PIN code

## Nilkanthpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nilkanthpur is 497224.** Nilkanthpur falls in Samri sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497224
- Gram panchayatNilkanthpur
- Community development blockKusmi
- Census village code432372

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?

- Kusmi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Kusmi (nearest town)10 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?

8 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 · Kusmi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kusmi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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?

About 50% of the 1,147 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 44 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nilkanthpur · ■ Samri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****38%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**66%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Samri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**994

Working population ****53.4%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 45.0% for women. 52% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (7%) · **■** Marginal 329 (52%)

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 Samri

- Khajuriyadih1,251 people
- Karkali Pashachim1,200 people
- Rajendrapur1,190 people
- Natwarnagar1,183 people
- Tripuri1,136 people
- Pundag1,067 people
- Ramnagar1,046 people
- Bhawanipur Urf Mahkepi1,038 people

[All 105 villages in Samri](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/samri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilkanthpur?497224
- How far is Nilkanthpur from Ambikapur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Nilkanthpur?1,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilkanthpur in?Surguja district (Samri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nilkanthpur?58.3% (Census 2011)