# Korandha Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Korandha

Korandha is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,270 people in 296 households**, the 12th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 1,270people (2011)
- 296households
- 71.6%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Korandha PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatBelkona
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432434

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

## How far is Korandha from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)67 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 Korandha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Korandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shankargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Korandha known for?

About 83% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Korandha

Of every 100 households in Korandha in 2011, 75 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Korandha · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**99%

Use banking services ****33%**

**61%

Television ****16%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**62%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Korandha?

■ Korandha · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**968

Working population ****37.3%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (31%) · **■** Marginal 167 (35%)

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

- Manpur1,485 people
- Sargawan1,363 people
- Dohana1,362 people
- Hargawan1,310 people
- Rehada1,254 people
- Belsar1,246 people
- Umko1,226 people
- Mahuadih1,178 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korandha?497118
- How far is Korandha from Ambikapur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Korandha?1,270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korandha in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Korandha?71.6% (Census 2011)