# Sahanpur Village, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/sahanpur/ Village · Sitapur, Surguja # Sahanpur Sahanpur is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,382 people in 325 households**, the 29th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 1,382people (2011) - 325households - 55.9%literacy - 497111PIN code ## Sahanpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sahanpur is 497111.** Sahanpur falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497111 - Gram panchayatSahanpur - Community development blockSitapur - Census village code433459 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahanpur from nearby towns? - Sitapur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)66 km by road - Sitapur (nearest town)16 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 Sahanpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sahanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitapur - ○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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sahanpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 79% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Sahanpur Of every 100 households in Sahanpur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sahanpur · ■ Sitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **63% Toilet within the home ****47%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****11%** **40% Television ****13%** **11% Mobile phone ****29%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **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 Sahanpur? ■ Sahanpur · ■ Sitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **60.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115** **982 Working population ****53.3%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 41.7% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 274 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (9%) · **■** Household industry 28 (4%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 319 (43%) 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 Sitapur - Bhithuwa1,560 people - Rajpuri1,548 people - Bharatpur1,545 people - Shivnathpur1,419 people - Khadadorna1,373 people - Belgaon1,361 people - Dharampur1,344 people - Banshipur1,287 people [All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sahanpur?497111 - How far is Sahanpur from Ambikapur?66 km by road - What is the population of Sahanpur?1,382 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahanpur in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sahanpur?55.9% (Census 2011)