Village · Surajpur, Surguja
# Sapkara

Sapkara is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497226. The 2011 Census counted 1,748 people in 358 households, the 42nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.
- 1,748 people (2011)
- 358 households
- 59.7% literacy
- 497226 PIN code

## Sapkara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sapkara is 497226. Sapkara falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497226
- Gram panchayat Sapkara
- Community development block Surajpur
- Census village code 432570

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

## How far is Sapkara from nearby towns?
- Surajpur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sapkara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sapkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State 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
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ketala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 14 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sapkara known for?

About 56% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sapkara

Of every 100 households in Sapkara in 2011, 44 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sapkara · ■ Surajpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 44% 64%
- Toilet within the home 0% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 54% 63%
- Television 14% 19%
- Mobile phone 35% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 22%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sapkara?

■ Sapkara · ■ Surajpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.7% 61.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 998 989
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 982 954
- Working population 40.0% 44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 43.3% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 169 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 76 (11%) · ■ Marginal 435 (62%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Surajpur
- Kailashpur 1,796 people
- Padipa 1,769 people
- Gangapur 1,757 people
- Akhora Kalan 1,753 people
- Tulsi 1,743 people
- Dumariya 1,742 people
- Pidha 1,735 people
- Newara 1,713 people

All 119 villages in Surajpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sapkara? 497226
- How far is Sapkara from Ambikapur? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Sapkara? 1,748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sapkara in? Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sapkara? 59.7% (Census 2011)

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