Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja
# Shardapur

Shardapur is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497223. The 2011 Census counted 2,855 people in 605 households, the 8th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.
- 2,855 people (2011)
- 605 households
- 54.8% literacy
- 497223 PIN code

## Shardapur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shardapur is 497223. Shardapur falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497223
- Gram panchayat Shardapur
- Community development block Wadrafnagar
- Census village code 432149

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

## How far is Shardapur from nearby towns?
- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 115 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town) 25 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shardapur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Shardapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 3 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shardapur known for?

About 57% of the 1,257 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shardapur

Of every 100 households in Shardapur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shardapur · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 34% 26%
- Toilet within the home 32% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 77%
- Tap water 15% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 71% 59%
- Television 5% 5%
- Mobile phone 21% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 50%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Shardapur?

■ Shardapur · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.8% 58.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 968
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1021 952
- Working population 51.2% 49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 42.3% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 110 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 132 (9%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 54 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1,164 (80%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Wadrafnagar
- Balangi 3,198 people
- Sarna 3,016 people
- Kotrahi 2,905 people
- Raghunathnagar 2,882 people
- Ramnagar 2,815 people
- Rajkheta 2,804 people
- Sulsuli 2,509 people
- Shardapur 2,415 people

All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shardapur? 497223
- How far is Shardapur from Ambikapur? 115 km by road
- What is the population of Shardapur? 2,855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shardapur in? Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Shardapur? 54.8% (Census 2011)

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