Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja
# Kailashpur

Kailashpur is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497223. The 2011 Census counted 694 people in 159 households, the 91st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.
- 694 people (2011)
- 159 households
- 65.5% literacy
- 497223 PIN code

## Kailashpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kailashpur is 497223. Kailashpur falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497223
- Gram panchayat Pansara
- Community development block Wadrafnagar
- Census village code 432163

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

## How far is Kailashpur from nearby towns?
- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kailashpur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kailashpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Degree college In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kailashpur known for?

About 56% of the 349 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 Kailashpur

Of every 100 households in Kailashpur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kailashpur · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 51% 26%
- Toilet within the home 4% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 77%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 47% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 71% 59%
- Television 10% 5%
- Mobile phone 21% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 50%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Kailashpur?

■ Kailashpur · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.5% 58.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 968
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 869 952
- Working population 63.7% 49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 50.3% for women. 61% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 261 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 87 (20%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 14 (3%) · ■ Marginal 78 (18%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Wadrafnagar
- Jhapar 749 people
- Bharuhi Bans 725 people
- Karri 723 people
- Jamai 695 people
- Sursa 679 people
- Patewa 669 people
- Bagainar 667 people
- Pansara 665 people

All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kailashpur? 497223
- How far is Kailashpur from Ambikapur? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Kailashpur? 694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kailashpur in? Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kailashpur? 65.5% (Census 2011)

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