Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja # Surhul Surhul is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497225. The 2011 Census counted 429 people in 96 households, the 110th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 429 people (2011) - 96 households - 51.3% literacy - 497225 PIN code ## Surhul PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Surhul is 497225. Surhul falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497225 - Gram panchayat Gowardhanpur - Community development block Wadrafnagar - Census village code 432152 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Surhul from nearby towns? - Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 125 km by road - Wadrafnagar (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Surhul? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Surhul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Surhul known for? About 53% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Surhul Of every 100 households in Surhul in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Surhul · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 26% - Toilet within the home 0% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 77% - Tap water 3% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 96% 59% - Television 3% 5% - Mobile phone 19% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 11% 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 Surhul? ■ Surhul · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.3% 58.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 968 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 756 952 - Working population 67.1% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.1% for men and 42.9% for women. 62% of men and 73% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 237 (82%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 42 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Wadrafnagar - Bhagwanpur Jirat 478 people - Karimati 478 people - Savitripur 462 people - Madna 443 people - Amdiha 428 people - Dhanwar 385 people - Pokhara 331 people - Kharra 314 people All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Surhul? 497225 - How far is Surhul from Ambikapur? 125 km by road - What is the population of Surhul? 429 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surhul in? Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Surhul? 51.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/surhul/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.