Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja # Saruwat Saruwat is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497225. The 2011 Census counted 1,307 people in 266 households, the 52nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,307 people (2011) - 266 households - 49.6% literacy - 497225 PIN code ## Saruwat PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Saruwat is 497225. Saruwat falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497225 - Gram panchayat Saruwat - Community development block Wadrafnagar - Census village code 432124 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Saruwat from nearby towns? - Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 120 km by road - Wadrafnagar (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Saruwat? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Saruwat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pandari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Saruwat known for? About 56% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Saruwat Of every 100 households in Saruwat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saruwat · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 26% - Toilet within the home 0% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 77% - Tap water 6% 4% - Drinking water within premises 11% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 100% - Use banking services 40% 59% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 5% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 61% 50% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Saruwat? ■ Saruwat · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.6% 58.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 968 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 790 952 - Working population 41.5% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.4% for men and 38.6% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 20 (4%) · ■ Marginal 510 (94%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Wadrafnagar - Ruppur 1,382 people - Mahewa 1,333 people - Janakpur 1,330 people - Tugwa 1,323 people - Hardi Bahara 1,299 people - Kamalpur 1,271 people - Jogiyani 1,234 people - Mithilapur 1,139 people All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saruwat? 497225 - How far is Saruwat from Ambikapur? 120 km by road - What is the population of Saruwat? 1,307 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saruwat in? Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Saruwat? 49.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/saruwat/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.