# Alka Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Alka

Alka is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,436 people in 308 households**, the 44th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,436people (2011)
- 308households
- 50.8%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Alka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alka is 497223.** Alka falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatAlka
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432157

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

## How far is Alka from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)25 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 Alka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Alka known for?

About 46% of the 810 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Alka

Of every 100 households in Alka in 2011, 47 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Alka · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****12%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****97%**

**59%

Television ****8%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Alka?

■ Alka · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**952

Working population ****83.9%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 40.7% for women. 84% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 513 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (48%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 76 (6%)

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 Wadrafnagar

- Dhadhia1,543 people
- Shankarpur1,526 people
- Bhagwanpur Khas1,476 people
- Gowardhanpur1,473 people
- Budhadand1,426 people
- Sonhat1,424 people
- Syahi1,407 people
- Ruppur1,382 people

[All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alka?497223
- How far is Alka from Ambikapur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Alka?1,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alka in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Alka?50.8% (Census 2011)