# Mankepi Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Mankepi

Mankepi is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **375 people in 87 households**, the 73rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 375people (2011)
- 87households
- 59.1%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Mankepi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatLodhi
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432420

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

## How far is Mankepi from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)59 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)59 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 Mankepi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mankepi; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Mankepi known for?

About 34% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Mankepi

Of every 100 households in Mankepi in 2011, 57 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mankepi · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****95%**

**61%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Mankepi?

■ Mankepi · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**968

Working population ****56.3%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 53.0% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 131 (62%)

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

- Pahari466 people
- Indakon442 people
- Chandranagar413 people
- Deosara Khurd394 people
- Pataratoli375 people
- Jamhati372 people
- Tikni363 people
- Nawapara324 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mankepi?497118
- How far is Mankepi from Ambikapur?59 km by road
- What is the population of Mankepi?375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mankepi in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mankepi?59.1% (Census 2011)