# Saraidih Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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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%.

- 227people (2011)
- 57households
- 51.0%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Saraidih PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatGamhardih
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432473

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

## 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## 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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shankargarh

- Pendardih269 people
- Girjapur262 people
- Samudri249 people
- Amaratha244 people
- Chita221 people
- Bansdih219 people
- Lalitpur211 people
- Bankheta177 people

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

## 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)