# Sarma Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Sarma

Sarma is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497231**. The 2011 Census counted **1,238 people in 324 households**, the 68th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,238people (2011)
- 324households
- 57.2%literacy
- 497231PIN code

## Sarma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarma is 497231.** Sarma falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497231
- Gram panchayatSarma
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432604

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sarma from nearby towns?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town)12 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 Sarma?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sarma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Sarma known for?

About 78% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Sarma

Of every 100 households in Sarma in 2011, 39 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarma · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**63%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sarma?

■ Sarma · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**954

Working population ****48.9%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 46.5% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 132 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 424 (70%)

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

- Jhansi1,286 people
- Anujnagar1,280 people
- Pathakpur1,269 people
- Biharpur1,255 people
- Jhumarpara1,199 people
- Brajnagar1,188 people
- Jobaga1,175 people
- Nawgai1,168 people

[All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarma?497231
- How far is Sarma from Ambikapur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Sarma?1,238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarma in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarma?57.2% (Census 2011)