# Lalitpur Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Lalitpur

Lalitpur is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **211 people in 43 households**, the 87th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 211people (2011)
- 43households
- 58.2%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Lalitpur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatMahuadih
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432441

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

## How far is Lalitpur 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 Lalitpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shankargarh
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Lalitpur known for?

About 26% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Lalitpur

Of every 100 households in Lalitpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lalitpur · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**30%

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

**9%

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

**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 ****35%**

**61%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****93%**

**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 Lalitpur?

■ Lalitpur · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**968

Working population ****47.9%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 49.4% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 57 (56%) · **■** Marginal 44 (44%)

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

- Amaratha244 people
- Saraidih227 people
- Chita221 people
- Bansdih219 people
- Bankheta177 people
- Barpani122 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lalitpur?497118
- How far is Lalitpur from Ambikapur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Lalitpur?211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lalitpur in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Lalitpur?58.2% (Census 2011)