# Gamhardih Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Gamhardih

Gamhardih is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **831 people in 193 households**, the 38th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 831people (2011)
- 193households
- 69.8%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Gamhardih PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatGamhardih
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432474

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

## How far is Gamhardih from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)74 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)74 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 Gamhardih?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gamhardih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dipadihkalan
- ○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, 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 Gamhardih known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and niger**. About 35% of the 901 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Gamhardih

Of every 100 households in Gamhardih in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamhardih · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****47%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****42%**

**61%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**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 Gamhardih?

■ Gamhardih · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**968

Working population ****82.3%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 56.0% for women. 82% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 521 (76%)

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

- Patana872 people
- Sarima867 people
- Kotalu860 people
- Bhubneshwarpur838 people
- Pondi Khurd804 people
- Sihar803 people
- Bhairopur786 people
- Durgapur777 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamhardih?497118
- How far is Gamhardih from Ambikapur?74 km by road
- What is the population of Gamhardih?831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamhardih in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gamhardih?69.8% (Census 2011)