# Ghughari Kalan Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/ghughari-kalan/ Village · Shankargarh, Surguja # Ghughari Kalan Ghughari Kalan is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,682 people in 389 households**, the 5th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 1,682people (2011) - 389households - 49.5%literacy - 497118PIN code ## Ghughari Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghughari Kalan is 497118.** Ghughari Kalan falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497118 - Gram panchayatGhughari Kalan - Community development blockShankargarh - Census village code432490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghughari Kalan from nearby towns? - Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)80 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)80 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 Ghughari Kalan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghughari Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 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 - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Ghughari Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 49% of the 928 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Ghughari Kalan Of every 100 households in Ghughari Kalan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghughari Kalan · ■ Shankargarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **30% Toilet within the home ****79%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****15%** **61% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****29%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **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 Ghughari Kalan? ■ Ghughari Kalan · ■ Shankargarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **968 Working population ****55.9%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 40.4% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 223 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 676 (72%) 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 - Dipadih Kalan2,308 people - Kothali1,996 people - Belkona1,778 people - Jokapath1,652 people - Manoharpur1,611 people - Manpur1,485 people - Sargawan1,363 people [All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghughari Kalan?497118 - How far is Ghughari Kalan from Ambikapur?80 km by road - What is the population of Ghughari Kalan?1,682 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghughari Kalan in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ghughari Kalan?49.5% (Census 2011)