Village · Surajpur, Surguja
# Sambalpur

Sambalpur is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 2,044 people in 444 households, the 29th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.
- 2,044 people (2011)
- 444 households
- 64.3% literacy
- 497001 PIN code

## Sambalpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sambalpur is 497001. Sambalpur falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497001
- Gram panchayat Sambalpur
- Community development block Surajpur
- Census village code 432522

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sambalpur from nearby towns?
- Surajpur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 13 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sambalpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sambalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● 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 · Latori
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sambalpur known for?

About 60% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sambalpur

Of every 100 households in Sambalpur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sambalpur · ■ Surajpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 64%
- Toilet within the home 4% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 90%
- Tap water 1% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 82% 63%
- Television 14% 19%
- Mobile phone 24% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 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 Sambalpur?

■ Sambalpur · ■ Surajpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 61.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1012 989
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 861 954
- Working population 30.5% 44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 54.2% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 340 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 135 (22%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 117 (19%) · ■ Marginal 30 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Surajpur
- Kharsura 2,247 people
- Silphili 2,229 people
- Majira 2,191 people
- Dedari 2,105 people
- Ravindra Nagar 2,027 people
- Karampur 2,012 people
- Karanji 2,012 people
- Parri 1,966 people

All 119 villages in Surajpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sambalpur? 497001
- How far is Sambalpur from Ambikapur? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Sambalpur? 2,044 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sambalpur in? Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sambalpur? 64.3% (Census 2011)

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