# Amaratha Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Amaratha

Amaratha is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 54 households**, the 83rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 244people (2011)
- 54households
- 39.2%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Amaratha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amaratha is 497118.** Amaratha falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatBhubneshwarpur
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432458

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

## How far is Amaratha from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)76 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)76 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 Amaratha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Amaratha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chita
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shankargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Amaratha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ram tili and maize**. About 20% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Amaratha

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

■ Amaratha · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****94%**

**61%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****94%**

**62%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Amaratha?

■ Amaratha · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.2%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**968

Working population ****52.9%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 26.9% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (93%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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 Shankargarh

- Rakeya321 people
- Pendardih269 people
- Girjapur262 people
- Samudri249 people
- Saraidih227 people
- Chita221 people
- Bansdih219 people
- Lalitpur211 people

[All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amaratha?497118
- How far is Amaratha from Ambikapur?76 km by road
- What is the population of Amaratha?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amaratha in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amaratha?39.2% (Census 2011)