# Saranadih Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Saranadih

Saranadih is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **528 people in 112 households**, the 65th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 528people (2011)
- 112households
- 63.3%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Saranadih PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatChalgali
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432445

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

## How far is Saranadih from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)70 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 Saranadih?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Saranadih; 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 school5–10 km · Shankargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Saranadih known for?

About 85% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Saranadih

Of every 100 households in Saranadih in 2011, 55 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saranadih · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****90%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**62%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Saranadih?

■ Saranadih · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**968

Working population ****57.4%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 53.4% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%) · **■** Marginal 164 (54%)

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

- Parewa551 people
- Karmi Kanwar Toli548 people
- Larngi544 people
- Bijadih528 people
- Amera513 people
- Karmi Urawan Toli506 people
- Jashwantpur496 people
- Pahari466 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saranadih?497118
- How far is Saranadih from Ambikapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Saranadih?528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saranadih in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Saranadih?63.3% (Census 2011)