Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja # Ikanara Ikanara is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497225. The 2011 Census counted 248 people in 52 households, the 115th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 248 people (2011) - 52 households - 73.0% literacy - 497225 PIN code ## Ikanara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ikanara is 497225. Ikanara falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497225 - Gram panchayat Pendari - Community development block Wadrafnagar - Census village code 432113 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ikanara from nearby towns? - Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 117 km by road - Wadrafnagar (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ikanara? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Ikanara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Wadrafnagar - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Wadrafnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Wadrafnagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ikanara known for? About 57% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ikanara Of every 100 households in Ikanara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ikanara · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 26% - Toilet within the home 2% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 77% - Tap water 4% 4% - Drinking water within premises 73% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 86% 59% - Television 8% 5% - Mobile phone 19% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 21% 50% - Own their home 90% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ikanara? ■ Ikanara · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.0% 58.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 968 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1316 952 - Working population 51.6% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 58.6% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (9%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 18 (14%) · ■ Marginal 98 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Wadrafnagar - Amdiha 428 people - Dhanwar 385 people - Pokhara 331 people - Kharra 314 people - Fulwar 220 people - Bengo 185 people - Shantipur 103 people - Bhaisamuda 72 people All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ikanara? 497225 - How far is Ikanara from Ambikapur? 117 km by road - What is the population of Ikanara? 248 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ikanara in? Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ikanara? 73.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/ikanara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.