# Mahewa Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/mahewa/ Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja # Mahewa Mahewa is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,333 people in 323 households**, the 49th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,333people (2011) - 323households - 73.9%literacy - 497225PIN code ## Mahewa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahewa is 497225.** Mahewa falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497225 - Gram panchayatMahewa - Community development blockWadrafnagar - Census village code432110 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahewa from nearby towns? - Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)108 km by road - Wadrafnagar (nearest town)16 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 Mahewa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pandari - ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Mahewa known for? About 63% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Mahewa Of every 100 households in Mahewa in 2011, 31 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahewa · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **26% Toilet within the home ****40%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****59%** **59% Television ****6%** **5% Mobile phone ****16%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****60%** **50% Own their home ****98%** **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 Mahewa? ■ Mahewa · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **952 Working population ****51.6%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.8% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (22%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 55 (8%) · **■** Marginal 319 (46%) 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 - Budhadand1,426 people - Sonhat1,424 people - Syahi1,407 people - Ruppur1,382 people - Janakpur1,330 people - Tugwa1,323 people - Saruwat1,307 people - Hardi Bahara1,299 people [All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahewa?497225 - How far is Mahewa from Ambikapur?108 km by road - What is the population of Mahewa?1,333 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahewa in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mahewa?73.9% (Census 2011)