# Dipadih Kalan Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/dipadih-kalan/ Village · Shankargarh, Surguja # Dipadih Kalan Dipadih Kalan is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **2,308 people in 468 households**, the 2nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 2,308people (2011) - 468households - 64.9%literacy - 497118PIN code ## Dipadih Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dipadih Kalan is 497118.** Dipadih Kalan falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497118 - Gram panchayatDipadih Kalan - Community development blockShankargarh - Census village code432460 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dipadih Kalan from nearby towns? - Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)75 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)75 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 Dipadih Kalan? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Dipadih Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kusmi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dipadih Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 54% of the 956 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Dipadih Kalan Of every 100 households in Dipadih Kalan in 2011, 20 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dipadih Kalan · ■ Shankargarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **30% Toilet within the home ****5%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****74%** **61% Television ****8%** **6% Mobile phone ****14%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****57%** **62% Own their home ****90%** **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 Dipadih Kalan? ■ Dipadih Kalan · ■ Shankargarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **968 Working population ****52.6%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 54.2% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 530 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 149 (12%) · **■** Marginal 481 (40%) 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 - Shankargarh2,659 people - Kothali1,996 people - Belkona1,778 people - Ghughari Kalan1,682 people - Jokapath1,652 people [All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dipadih Kalan?497118 - How far is Dipadih Kalan from Ambikapur?75 km by road - What is the population of Dipadih Kalan?2,308 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dipadih Kalan in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dipadih Kalan?64.9% (Census 2011)