# Kandrai Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/kandrai/ Village · Surajpur, Surguja # Kandrai Kandrai is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497226**. The 2011 Census counted **4,540 people in 1,192 households**, the 1st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 4,540people (2011) - 1,192households - 46.9%literacy - 497226PIN code ## Kandrai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandrai is 497226.** Kandrai falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497226 - Gram panchayatKandrai - Community development blockSurajpur - Census village code432556 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandrai from nearby towns? - Surajpur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)36 km by road - Surajpur (nearest town)24 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 Kandrai? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Kandrai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Vishrampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kandrai known for? About 60% of the 1,071 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kandrai Of every 100 households in Kandrai in 2011, 37 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kandrai · ■ Surajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **64% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****57%** **63% Television ****6%** **19% Mobile phone ****10%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **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 Kandrai? ■ Kandrai · ■ Surajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%** **61.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **954 Working population ****38.0%** **44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.8% for men and 34.9% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 280 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (23%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 167 (10%) · **■** Marginal 870 (50%) 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 - Jainagar4,283 people - Kunjnagar4,118 people - Basdei4,082 people - Ramnagar3,966 people [All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandrai?497226 - How far is Kandrai from Ambikapur?36 km by road - What is the population of Kandrai?4,540 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandrai in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kandrai?46.9% (Census 2011)