Village · Surajpur, Surguja # Gangapur Gangapur is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,757 people in 368 households, the 40th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 1,757 people (2011) - 368 households - 60.6% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Gangapur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gangapur is 497001. Gangapur falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Gangapur - Community development block Surajpur - Census village code 432504 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangapur from nearby towns? - Surajpur (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 16 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangapur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangapur known for? About 77% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangapur Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gangapur · ■ Surajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 24% 64% - Toilet within the home 5% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 90% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 10% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 94% - Use banking services 85% 63% - Television 13% 19% - Mobile phone 40% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 14% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 8% 22% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangapur? ■ Gangapur · ■ Surajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.6% 61.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1062 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 954 - Working population 47.3% 44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 50.9% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 106 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 128 (15%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 37 (4%) · ■ Marginal 559 (67%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Surajpur - Devipur 1,861 people - Chandarpur 1,845 people - Kailashpur 1,796 people - Padipa 1,769 people - Akhora Kalan 1,753 people - Sapkara 1,748 people - Tulsi 1,743 people - Dumariya 1,742 people All 119 villages in Surajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangapur? 497001 - How far is Gangapur from Ambikapur? 16 km by road - What is the population of Gangapur? 1,757 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangapur in? Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gangapur? 60.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/gangapur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.