# Surawand Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Surawand

Surawand is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 96 households**, the 91st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 354people (2011)
- 96households
- 89.0%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Surawand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surawand is 493558.** Surawand falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatTelgara
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447479

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

## How far is Surawand from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)17 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)18 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 Surawand?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Surawand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhanpuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Surawand known for?

About 68% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Surawand

Of every 100 households in Surawand in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surawand · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****90%**

**72%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Surawand?

■ Surawand · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**957

Working population ****58.5%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 83.0% for women. 69% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 159 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 41 (20%)

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 Charama

- Barkachhar427 people
- Gidhali415 people
- Jambahara358 people
- Chuchrungpur356 people
- Ratedih208 people
- Kashipur206 people
- Pradhandongari204 people
- Dallidih159 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surawand?493558
- How far is Surawand from Kanker?17 km by road
- What is the population of Surawand?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surawand in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Surawand?89.0% (Census 2011)