Village · Surajpur, Surguja # Kuruwa Kuruwa is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497226. The 2011 Census counted 3,754 people in 831 households, the 8th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 3,754 people (2011) - 831 households - 53.6% literacy - 497226 PIN code ## Kuruwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kuruwa is 497226. Kuruwa falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497226 - Gram panchayat Kuruwa - Community development block Surajpur - Census village code 432568 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kuruwa from nearby towns? - Surajpur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kuruwa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kuruwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Vishramppur - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Vishrampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Surajpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kuruwa known for? About 73% of the 1,021 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kuruwa Of every 100 households in Kuruwa in 2011, 57 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kuruwa · ■ Surajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 57% 64% - Toilet within the home 3% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 90% - Tap water 1% 4% - Drinking water within premises 8% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 56% 63% - Television 9% 19% - Mobile phone 30% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 17% 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 Kuruwa? ■ Kuruwa · ■ Surajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.6% 61.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 922 954 - Working population 52.9% 44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 42.5% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 355 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 214 (11%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 166 (8%) · ■ Marginal 1,249 (63%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Surajpur - Basdei 4,082 people - Ramnagar 3,966 people - Satpata 3,908 people - Kalyanpur 3,846 people - Keshawnagar 3,719 people - Karwa 3,361 people - Latori 3,302 people - Ajirma 3,248 people All 119 villages in Surajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuruwa? 497226 - How far is Kuruwa from Ambikapur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Kuruwa? 3,754 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuruwa in? Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kuruwa? 53.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/kuruwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.