# Damodarpur Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Damodarpur

Damodarpur is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **714 people in 171 households**, the 46th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 714people (2011)
- 171households
- 58.6%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Damodarpur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatMurka
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432419

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

## How far is Damodarpur from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)60 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 Damodarpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Damodarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Damodarpur known for?

About 23% of the 803 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 Damodarpur

Of every 100 households in Damodarpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damodarpur · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**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 ****89%**

**61%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**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 Damodarpur?

■ Damodarpur · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**968

Working population ****60.9%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 47.8% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 222 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (12%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 150 (34%)

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

- Durgapur777 people
- Murka761 people
- Chirai748 people
- Changaro740 people
- Bhondna695 people
- Deosara Kalan694 people
- Jagima685 people
- Krishnanagar685 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damodarpur?497118
- How far is Damodarpur from Ambikapur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Damodarpur?714 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damodarpur in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Damodarpur?58.6% (Census 2011)