# Sanjay Nagar Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/sanjay-nagar/ Village · Surajpur, Surguja # Sanjay Nagar Sanjay Nagar is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497226**. The 2011 Census counted **1,324 people in 295 households**, the 62nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 1,324people (2011) - 295households - 80.6%literacy - 497226PIN code ## Sanjay Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sanjay Nagar is 497226.** Sanjay Nagar falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497226 - Gram panchayatMahavirpur - Community development blockSurajpur - Census village code432576 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sanjay Nagar from nearby towns? - Surajpur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)10 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)10 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 Sanjay Nagar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sanjay Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sanjay Nagar known for? About 42% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Sanjay Nagar Of every 100 households in Sanjay Nagar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sanjay Nagar · ■ Surajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **64% Toilet within the home ****17%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****67%** **63% Television ****31%** **19% Mobile phone ****31%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sanjay Nagar? ■ Sanjay Nagar · ■ Surajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **61.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **954 Working population ****33.0%** **44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 73.4% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 256 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Other work 108 (25%) · **■** Marginal 49 (11%) 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 - Pasla1,407 people - Runiyadih1,398 people - Kamalpur1,397 people - Amgaon1,353 people - Thakurpur1,309 people - Jhansi1,286 people - Anujnagar1,280 people - Pathakpur1,269 people [All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sanjay Nagar?497226 - How far is Sanjay Nagar from Ambikapur?10 km by road - What is the population of Sanjay Nagar?1,324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sanjay Nagar in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sanjay Nagar?80.6% (Census 2011)