Village · Surajpur, Surguja # Akhora Kalan Akhora Kalan is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,753 people in 369 households, the 41st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 1,753 people (2011) - 369 households - 54.4% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Akhora Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Akhora Kalan is 497001. Akhora Kalan falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Akhora Kalan - Community development block Surajpur - Census village code 432514 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Akhora Kalan from nearby towns? - Surajpur (sub-district HQ) 50 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 12 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Akhora Kalan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Akhora Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kalyanpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 23 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Akhora Kalan known for? About 66% of the 675 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Akhora Kalan Of every 100 households in Akhora Kalan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Akhora Kalan · ■ Surajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 64% - Toilet within the home 3% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 90% - Tap water 1% 4% - Drinking water within premises 17% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 89% 63% - Television 15% 19% - Mobile phone 21% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 17% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 15% 22% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Akhora Kalan? ■ Akhora Kalan · ■ Surajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.4% 61.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1017 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 954 - Working population 47.1% 44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 43.4% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 226 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 80 (10%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 51 (6%) · ■ Marginal 466 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Surajpur - Chandarpur 1,845 people - Kailashpur 1,796 people - Padipa 1,769 people - Gangapur 1,757 people - Sapkara 1,748 people - Tulsi 1,743 people - Dumariya 1,742 people - Pidha 1,735 people All 119 villages in Surajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akhora Kalan? 497001 - How far is Akhora Kalan from Ambikapur? 12 km by road - What is the population of Akhora Kalan? 1,753 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akhora Kalan in? Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Akhora Kalan? 54.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/akhora-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.