# Brajnagar Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Brajnagar

Brajnagar is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,188 people in 285 households**, the 70th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,188people (2011)
- 285households
- 64.2%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Brajnagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Brajnagar is 497001.** Brajnagar falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatBrajnagar
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432507

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

## How far is Brajnagar from nearby towns?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)25 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 Brajnagar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Brajnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Latori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Brajnagar known for?

About 58% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Brajnagar

Of every 100 households in Brajnagar in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Brajnagar · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**20%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****87%**

**63%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Brajnagar?

■ Brajnagar · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**954

Working population ****46.1%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 54.6% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (46%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 96 (18%)

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 Surajpur

- Pathakpur1,269 people
- Biharpur1,255 people
- Sarma1,238 people
- Jhumarpara1,199 people
- Jobaga1,175 people
- Nawgai1,168 people
- Mani1,167 people
- Ajabnagar1,162 people

[All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Brajnagar?497001
- How far is Brajnagar from Ambikapur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Brajnagar?1,188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brajnagar in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Brajnagar?64.2% (Census 2011)