# Virendranagar Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/virendranagar/ Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja # Virendranagar Virendranagar is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,894 people in 406 households**, the 20th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,894people (2011) - 406households - 47.9%literacy - 497225PIN code ## Virendranagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virendranagar is 497225.** Virendranagar falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497225 - Gram panchayatVirendranagar - Community development blockWadrafnagar - Census village code432144 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virendranagar from nearby towns? - Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)127 km by road - Wadrafnagar (nearest town)32 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 Virendranagar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Virendranagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Virendranagar known for? About 52% of the 944 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Virendranagar Of every 100 households in Virendranagar in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Virendranagar · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **26% Toilet within the home ****0%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****84%** **59% Television ****1%** **5% Mobile phone ****4%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****78%** **50% Own their home ****100%** **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 Virendranagar? ■ Virendranagar · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792** **952 Working population ****28.2%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.8% for men and 38.0% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 239 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 281 (53%) 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 - Kesari2,130 people - Asandih2,087 people - Lodhi2,003 people - Pashupatipur1,957 people - Chalgali Khas1,869 people - Kogwar1,847 people - Phulidumar1,816 people - Murkaul1,812 people [All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virendranagar?497225 - How far is Virendranagar from Ambikapur?127 km by road - What is the population of Virendranagar?1,894 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virendranagar in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Virendranagar?47.9% (Census 2011)