# Amera Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Amera

Amera is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 109 households**, the 66th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 513people (2011)
- 109households
- 51.4%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Amera PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatKharkona
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432430

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

## How far is Amera from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)70 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 Amera?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shankargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Amera known for?

About 13% of the 1,391 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Amera

Of every 100 households in Amera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amera · ■ 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 ****93%**

**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 ****29%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**62%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Amera?

■ Amera · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1220**

**968

Working population ****52.2%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 46.5% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 148 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (13%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 81 (30%)

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

- Karmi Kanwar Toli548 people
- Larngi544 people
- Bijadih528 people
- Saranadih528 people
- Karmi Urawan Toli506 people
- Jashwantpur496 people
- Pahari466 people
- Indakon442 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amera?497118
- How far is Amera from Ambikapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Amera?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amera in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amera?51.4% (Census 2011)