# Chandranagar Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Chandranagar

Chandranagar is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497224**. The 2011 Census counted **413 people in 111 households**, the 71st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 413people (2011)
- 111households
- 47.4%literacy
- 497224PIN code

## Chandranagar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497224
- Gram panchayatRehada
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432466

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

## How far is Chandranagar from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)90 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 Chandranagar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chandranagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rehda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Chandranagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 48% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Chandranagar

Of every 100 households in Chandranagar in 2011, 10 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandranagar · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**61%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****75%**

**62%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chandranagar?

■ Chandranagar · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**968

Working population ****59.8%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 35.5% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 126 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (47%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%)

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 Urawan Toli506 people
- Jashwantpur496 people
- Pahari466 people
- Indakon442 people
- Deosara Khurd394 people
- Mankepi375 people
- Pataratoli375 people
- Jamhati372 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandranagar?497224
- How far is Chandranagar from Ambikapur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Chandranagar?413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandranagar in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandranagar?47.4% (Census 2011)