# Gajadharpur Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Gajadharpur

Gajadharpur is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,070 people in 262 households**, the 83rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,070people (2011)
- 262households
- 65.6%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Gajadharpur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatGajadharpur
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432501

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

## How far is Gajadharpur from nearby towns?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)18 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 Gajadharpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gajadharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karawa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Gajadharpur known for?

About 74% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Gajadharpur

Of every 100 households in Gajadharpur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajadharpur · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**63%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gajadharpur?

■ Gajadharpur · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**954

Working population ****53.1%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 54.1% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 391 (69%)

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

- Birpur1,091 people
- Nayanpur1,085 people
- Nareshpur1,083 people
- Pahadgaon1,078 people
- Parsapara1,049 people
- Bishunpur1,033 people
- Judwani1,003 people
- Gopalpur969 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajadharpur?497001
- How far is Gajadharpur from Ambikapur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gajadharpur?1,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajadharpur in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gajadharpur?65.6% (Census 2011)