# Changaro Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Changaro

Changaro is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **740 people in 143 households**, the 45th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 740people (2011)
- 143households
- 58.2%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Changaro PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatAyyari
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432464

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

## How far is Changaro from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)16 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 Changaro?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Changaro; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dipadih Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kusmi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 51% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Changaro

Of every 100 households in Changaro in 2011, 16 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Changaro · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****89%**

**61%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Changaro?

■ Changaro · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**968

Working population ****59.7%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 47.9% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 296 (67%)

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

- Bhairopur786 people
- Durgapur777 people
- Murka761 people
- Chirai748 people
- Damodarpur714 people
- Bhondna695 people
- Deosara Kalan694 people
- Jagima685 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Changaro?497118
- How far is Changaro from Ambikapur?76 km by road
- What is the population of Changaro?740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Changaro in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Changaro?58.2% (Census 2011)