# Deosara Kalan Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Deosara Kalan

Deosara Kalan is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **694 people in 170 households**, the 48th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 694people (2011)
- 170households
- 60.2%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Deosara Kalan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatBada
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432462

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

## How far is Deosara Kalan from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)85 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 Deosara Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Dipadih Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kusmi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Deosara Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 42% of the 672 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Deosara Kalan

Of every 100 households in Deosara Kalan in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deosara Kalan · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**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 ****59%**

**61%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****72%**

**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 Deosara Kalan?

■ Deosara Kalan · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**968

Working population ****62.7%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 46.2% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 226 (52%)

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

- Chirai748 people
- Changaro740 people
- Damodarpur714 people
- Bhondna695 people
- Jagima685 people
- Krishnanagar685 people
- Kharkona677 people
- Bhagwatpur638 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Deosara Kalan?497118
- How far is Deosara Kalan from Ambikapur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Deosara Kalan?694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deosara Kalan in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Deosara Kalan?60.2% (Census 2011)