Village · Shankargarh, Surguja # Saraidih Saraidih is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497118. The 2011 Census counted 227 people in 57 households, the 84th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 227 people (2011) - 57 households - 51.0% literacy - 497118 PIN code ## Saraidih PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Saraidih is 497118. Saraidih falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497118 - Gram panchayat Gamhardih - Community development block Shankargarh - Census village code 432473 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Saraidih from nearby towns? - Shankargarh (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 76 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 76 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Saraidih? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Saraidih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Saraidih known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and niger. About 37% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Saraidih Of every 100 households in Saraidih in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saraidih · ■ Shankargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 30% - Toilet within the home 0% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 10% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 67% 61% - Television 5% 6% - Mobile phone 23% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 53% 62% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Saraidih? ■ Saraidih · ■ Shankargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.0% 56.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1083 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1357 968 - Working population 67.4% 53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.9% for men and 43.4% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 149 (97%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shankargarh - Pendardih 269 people - Girjapur 262 people - Samudri 249 people - Amaratha 244 people - Chita 221 people - Bansdih 219 people - Lalitpur 211 people - Bankheta 177 people All 89 villages in Shankargarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saraidih? 497118 - How far is Saraidih from Ambikapur? 76 km by road - What is the population of Saraidih? 227 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saraidih in? Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Saraidih? 51.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/saraidih/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.