# Premnagar Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Premnagar

Premnagar is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,034 people in 247 households**, the 64th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,034people (2011)
- 247households
- 55.6%literacy
- 497225PIN code

## Premnagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Premnagar is 497225.** Premnagar falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497225
- Gram panchayatPremnagar
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432136

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

## How far is Premnagar from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)96 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)6 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 Premnagar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Premnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basantpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Premnagar known for?

About 72% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Premnagar

Of every 100 households in Premnagar in 2011, 19 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Premnagar · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****19%**

**59%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**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 Premnagar?

■ Premnagar · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**952

Working population ****52.9%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 42.2% for women. 64% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 389 (71%)

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

- Torpha1,092 people
- Rampur1,085 people
- Gaina1,064 people
- Gobara1,036 people
- Rameshpur976 people
- Baikunthpur966 people
- Beto965 people
- Charchari964 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Premnagar?497225
- How far is Premnagar from Ambikapur?96 km by road
- What is the population of Premnagar?1,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Premnagar in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Premnagar?55.6% (Census 2011)