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

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Gangikot

Gangikot is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497226**. The 2011 Census counted **957 people in 179 households**, the 89th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 957people (2011)
- 179households
- 63.3%literacy
- 497226PIN code

## Gangikot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangikot is 497226.** Gangikot falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497226
- Gram panchayatGangikot
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432496

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

## How far is Gangikot from nearby towns?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bishrampur (nearest town)5 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 Gangikot?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gangikot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Vishrampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vishrampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gangikot known for?

About 11% of the 511 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Gangikot

Of every 100 households in Gangikot in 2011, 70 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangikot · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****16%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****48%**

**63%

Television ****27%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Gangikot?

■ Gangikot · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**954

Working population ****51.8%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 48.1% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (14%) · **■** Marginal 415 (84%)

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

- Bishunpur1,033 people
- Judwani1,003 people
- Gopalpur969 people
- Madanpur965 people
- Lodhima921 people
- Sonwahi921 people
- Lachha907 people
- Parwatipur905 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangikot?497226
- How far is Gangikot from Ambikapur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gangikot?957 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangikot in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangikot?63.3% (Census 2011)