Village · Udaypur, Surguja # Kharsura Kharsura is a village in Udaypur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 1,412 people in 321 households, the 17th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 1,412 people (2011) - 321 households - 48.7% literacy - 497116 PIN code ## Kharsura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kharsura is 497116. Kharsura falls in Udaypur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497116 - Gram panchayat Kharsura - Community development block Udaipur - Census village code 433176 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kharsura from nearby towns? - Udaipur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 50 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kharsura? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kharsura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service 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 · Salka - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Udaypur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 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 and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kharsura known for? About 35% of the 814 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kharsura Of every 100 households in Kharsura in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kharsura · ■ Udaypur rural average - Electricity for lighting 35% 34% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 8% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 82% 48% - Television 3% 8% - Mobile phone 5% 13% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 52% 37% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kharsura? ■ Kharsura · ■ Udaypur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.7% 56.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 984 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 817 970 - Working population 68.3% 57.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.5% for men and 39.2% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 89 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 163 (17%) · ■ Other work 16 (2%) · ■ Marginal 696 (72%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Udaypur - Chainpur 1,520 people - Laxmangarh 1,518 people - Khamhariya 1,489 people - Keshgawan 1,480 people - Karaundi 1,405 people - Ghatbarra 1,395 people - Shankarpur 1,349 people - Salhi 1,315 people All 87 villages in Udaypur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharsura? 497116 - How far is Kharsura from Ambikapur? 50 km by road - What is the population of Kharsura? 1,412 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharsura in? Surguja district (Udaypur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kharsura? 48.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/udaypur/kharsura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.