497001 PIN Code: Ambikapur, Ajabnagar (Surguja)
497001 is the PIN code of Ambikapur, Ajabnagar, Arabalrampur, Baghima and 24 more in Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. Mail for 497001 is delivered by Ambikapur HO, Ajabnagar BO, Arabalrampur BO. It covers 181 villages.
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Ambikapur, Ajabnagar, Arabalrampur
497001 at a glance
- PIN code
- 497001
- Areas
- Ambikapur, Ajabnagar, Arabalrampur, Baghima, Bargawan and Barion and 22 more
- District
- Surguja
- State
- Chhattisgarh
- Postal circle
- Chattisgarh Circle
- Region / division
- DivReportingCircle · Surguja Division
- Head office
- Ambikapur HO (in this PIN)
- Delivery office
- Ambikapur HO, Ajabnagar BO and Arabalrampur BO and 22 more
- Post offices
- 28 (1 head office, 3 sub offices and 24 branch offices)
- Villages
- 181 in 3 tehsils
- Towns / local bodies
- Ambikapur
- Type of area
- Town and villages
- Middle of the area
- 23.12659, 83.19233
- DIGIPIN of the middle
- 2KTJJJ9K7L
- Sorting district code
- 497 (shared by 33 PIN codes; Balrampur and Korea)
- Nearest PIN codes
- 497116 (22.1 km), 497226 (23.5 km), 497101 (24.7 km), 497229 (34.3 km)
Sources: India Post's All India Pincode Directory (list dated 3 Oct 2025), the Local Government Directory (Ministry of Panchayati Raj), OpenStreetMap. Area and middle point are approximate, from our map.
Where PIN 497001 is
- PIN 497001
- Neighbouring PIN codes (tap one)
- Post office that delivers mail
- Other post offices (counter only)
- Main roads, railways and water
An approximate shape, not an official boundary: India Post doesn't publish PIN boundary maps. Each spot takes the PIN of the nearest post office or address mapped on OpenStreetMap (38 carry 497001). Blank parts have no known address nearby. Roads, railways and water: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
About the 497001 area
497001 is a PIN code covering town areas and villages in Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. India Post lists 28 post offices under it: Ambikapur HO, Ajabnagar BO, Arabalrampur BO, Baghima BO and Bargawan BO and 23 more. Mail for addresses with this PIN is delivered by Ambikapur HO, Ajabnagar BO and Arabalrampur BO and 22 other offices. The other 3 offices offer counter services but don't deliver.
In India Post's structure, 497001 belongs to the Surguja Division, part of the DivReportingCircle of the Chattisgarh Circle. Ambikapur HO, the head office, is itself in this PIN. The first three digits, 497, are the sorting district code that 33 PIN codes share, covering Balrampur and Korea.
181 villages in the Local Government Directory carry PIN 497001, spread over 3 tehsils: Ambikapur (84), Darima (51) and Mainpat (46). They include Adchi, Ajirma, Amadarha, Ambikapur and Amgaon.
Town areas with this PIN: Ambikapur (municipal corporation).
The middle of the 497001 area is at 23.1266° N, 83.1923° E (DIGIPIN 2KTJJJ9K7L). The closest PIN codes are 497116 (Lakhanpur SO Surguja, 22.1 km south-west), 497226 (Bishrampur SO Surguja, 23.5 km north-west) and 497101 (Batouli, 24.7 km south-east).
Surguja district has 6 PIN codes. 497001 has the most post offices of them (28). 497001 has the most villages (181).
Post offices with PIN code 497001
| Post office | Type and mail delivery |
|---|---|
| Ambikapur HO | Head office Delivers |
| Ajabnagar BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Arabalrampur BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Baghima BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Bargawan BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Barion BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Bhitthikala BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Darima BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Dhandhapur BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Kakna BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Kalyanpur BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Karjee BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Karwan BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Kundikala BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Latori BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Mendrakala BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Nandamali BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Nawanagar BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Parsa BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Raghavpuri BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Sakalo BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Sakholi BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Silphili BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Songara BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Sukhari BO | Branch office Delivers |
| Ambikapur Nyalaya SO | Sub office Counter only |
| Ambikapur Town SO | Sub office Counter only |
| Funduldihari SO | Sub office Counter only |
"Delivers" means postmen from that office bring mail to addresses with this PIN. Head offices run a postal division's accounts; sub offices serve towns; branch offices are small, mostly village offices working under a sub office. More on the types of post offices.
What the digits of 497001 mean
A letter to 497001 is sorted in four steps, one for each part of the code (all zones and circles):
- 1 · Zone497001
Western zone: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa
- 2 · Postal circle497001
Chattisgarh Circle
- 3 · Sorting district497001
Sorting district covering Balrampur and Korea
- 4 · Delivery office497001
Delivered by Ambikapur HO, Ajabnagar BO
Localities in the 497001 area
Neighbourhoods and places named on OpenStreetMap whose nearby mapped addresses mostly carry PIN 497001. Places on an edge can also fall in a neighbouring PIN.
Villages under PIN code 497001 (181)
| Village | Mandal / tehsil | District |
|---|---|---|
| Adchi | Darima | Surguja |
| Ajirma | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Amadarha | Darima | Surguja |
| Ambikapur | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Amgaon | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Asgawan | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Askara Alias Madwasarai | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Asola | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bada Damali | Darima | Surguja |
| Badani Jharia | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Badhiya Chuwan | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bakalo | Darima | Surguja |
| Bakirma | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bakmer | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bakna Khurd | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Balsedi | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bandana | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Bankipur | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bardhodhi | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bargai | Darima | Surguja |
| Bargawan | Darima | Surguja |
| Barima | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Barkela | Darima | Surguja |
| Bartikra | Darima | Surguja |
| Bhafauli | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bhagwanpur (Og) | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bhagwanpur Khurd | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bhakura | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bhalu Kachhar | Darima | Surguja |
| Bhitthi Kalan | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bhitthi Khurd | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Bisarpani | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Bishunpur | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Chainpur | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Chathirma | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Chhind Kalo | Darima | Surguja |
| Chidapara | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Chikhladih | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Chitabahar | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Dangbuda | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Darima | Darima | Surguja |
| Deogarh | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Dhangawan | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Digma | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Fattepur | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Fundurdihari | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Gangapur Khurd | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Ghanghari | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Hansuli | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Hariharpur | Darima | Surguja |
| Harra Tikra | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Harramar | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Indarpur | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Jagdishpur | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Jajga | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Jamdhodhi | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Jamkani | Mainpat | Surguja |
| Jhumarpara | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Jogibandh | Ambikapur | Surguja |
| Kadnai | Mainpat | Surguja |
Show all 181 villages
- Kalapara (Ambikapur)
- Kalgasa (Darima)
- Kaljiwa Alias Maltipur (Mainpat)
- Kalyanpur (Darima)
- Kamleshwarpur (Mainpat)
- Kanchanpur (Ambikapur)
- Kandraja (Mainpat)
- Kanthi (Darima)
- Kanti Prakashpur (Ambikapur)
- Karabel (Mainpat)
- Karamha (Mainpat)
- Kareya (Darima)
- Karji (Darima)
- Karmha (Ambikapur)
- Karra (Darima)
- Katkalo (Darima)
- Katkalo (Mainpat)
- Kera Kachhar (Ambikapur)
- Kesara (Mainpat)
- Keshopur (Ambikapur)
- Khadgaon (Mainpat)
- Khairwar (Ambikapur)
- Khajuri (Darima)
- Khala (Darima)
- Khaliwa (Ambikapur)
- Kishunnagar (Ambikapur)
- Kishunpur (Darima)
- Koldiha (Ambikapur)
- Kot (Mainpat)
- Kotchhal (Mainpat)
- Koteya (Darima)
- Krishanapur (Ambikapur)
- Kuberpur (Darima)
- Kudaridih (Mainpat)
- Kulhadi (Ambikapur)
- Kumharta (Darima)
- Kuniya (Mainpat)
- Kuniya Kalan (Darima)
- Kunkuri Khurd (Mainpat)
- Labji (Ambikapur)
- Lakshamipur (Ambikapur)
- Laleya (Mainpat)
- Lawaidih (Darima)
- Libra (Darima)
- Lurena (Mainpat)
- Maharanipur (Mainpat)
- Maheshpur (Darima)
- Mahuatikra (Darima)
- Majhapara (Ambikapur)
- Malgawan Khurd (Ambikapur)
- Manik Prakashpur Alias Khukhari (Ambikapur)
- Manipur (Ambikapur)
- Mayapur (Ambikapur)
- Mendra Kalan (Ambikapur)
- Mendra Khurd (Ambikapur)
- Mohanpur (Darima)
- Motipur (Darima)
- Mudesa (Ambikapur)
- Namnakala (Ambikapur)
- Nan Damali (Darima)
- Narbadapara (Ambikapur)
- Narbadapur (Mainpat)
- Naugai (Darima)
- Nawabandh (Ambikapur)
- Nawagarh (Og) (Ambikapur)
- Nawanagar (Darima)
- Nawapara Kalan (Darima)
- Nawapara Khurd (Darima)
- Nehru Nagar (Ambikapur)
- Pachpandi (Ambikapur)
- Paiga (Mainpat)
- Pampapur(Rapa) (Darima)
- Parpatiya (Mainpat)
- Parsa (Ambikapur)
- Parsapali (Darima)
- Parsondi Khurd (Darima)
- Pathrai (Mainpat)
- Pent (Mainpat)
- Pidiya (Mainpat)
- Podipa (Darima)
- Pondi Khurd (Ambikapur)
- Pondikala (Darima)
- Rajapur (Mainpat)
- Rajkheta (Mainpat)
- Rajpuri Khurd (Ambikapur)
- Rakeli (Darima)
- Ramnagar (Ambikapur)
- Rampur (Ambikapur)
- Ranpur Kalan (Ambikapur)
- Ranpur Khurd (Ambikapur)
- Rewapur (Darima)
- Ropakhar (Mainpat)
- Rukhpur (Ambikapur)
- Sadwar (Ambikapur)
- Sakalo (Ambikapur)
- Sakhauli (Darima)
- Salainagar (Mainpat)
- Samaniya (Mainpat)
- Sapna (Ambikapur)
- Sapnadar (Mainpat)
- Saraitikra (Ambikapur)
- Sarbhanja (Mainpat)
- Sargawan (Ambikapur)
- Saskalo (Darima)
- Shivpur (Darima)
- Shrigarh (Ambikapur)
- Shubhashnagar (Og) (Ambikapur)
- Sohga (Darima)
- Sonbarsa (Darima)
- Sonpur Kalan (Ambikapur)
- Sonpur Khurd (Ambikapur)
- Sukhari (Ambikapur)
- Sundarpur (Ambikapur)
- Supalga (Mainpat)
- Taparkela (Darima)
- Thakurpur (Ambikapur)
- Thor (Ambikapur)
- Tihpatra (Darima)
- Udaipur Dhob (Ambikapur)
- Udumkela (Mainpat)
- Uranga (Mainpat)
Villages: Local Government Directory, Ministry of Panchayati Raj (list dated 1 Sep 2026), names as the government lists them.
Towns and local bodies with PIN 497001
- Municipal corporation Ambikapur
PIN codes near 497001
Distances are as the crow flies, between the middles of each PIN's mapped addresses and post offices.
How to write an address with PIN 497001
Name House / flat number, street Ambikapur, Surguja Chhattisgarh - 497001
Write the 6 digits in full at the end, after the state. Use the area name that matches your street, from the post offices above. How to write an Indian address.
Questions about PIN 497001
Which area has the PIN code 497001?
497001 is the PIN code of Ambikapur, Ajabnagar, Arabalrampur and Baghima and other areas in Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
Which district and state is 497001 in?
Surguja district in Chhattisgarh, in India Post's Chattisgarh Circle (Surguja Division).
How many post offices use 497001?
28 post offices: Ambikapur HO, Ajabnagar BO, Arabalrampur BO, Baghima BO, Bargawan BO, Barion BO, Bhitthikala BO and Darima BO and others.
Which post office delivers mail for 497001?
Ambikapur HO, Ajabnagar BO, Arabalrampur BO and Baghima BO deliver mail for this PIN.
What is the head office for 497001?
Ambikapur HO, which is in this PIN.
Which villages come under PIN code 497001?
181 villages, including Adchi, Ajirma, Amadarha, Ambikapur, Amgaon, Asgawan, Askara Alias Madwasarai and Asola. The full list is on this page.
Is 497001 a rural or urban PIN code?
Both: it covers town areas (Ambikapur) and 181 villages.
What are the PIN codes near 497001?
497116 (Lakhanpur SO Surguja, 22.1 km), 497226 (Bishrampur SO Surguja, 23.5 km), 497101 (Batouli, 24.7 km), 497229 (Surajpur, 34.3 km) and 497235 (Bhatgaon Colly, 34.3 km), measured between the middles of the areas.
What is the DIGIPIN of the 497001 area?
2KTJJJ9K7L is the DIGIPIN of the middle of the area. A DIGIPIN marks a spot about 4 metres wide, so every house has its own; use the DIGIPIN tool for your exact spot.
Is 497001 the PIN code of my address?
If you are at the address, tap "Is this my PIN code?" at the top of this page. Otherwise check that your street's area matches one of the post offices or localities listed here. For anything important, confirm with your post office.
Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory on data.gov.in (Government Open Data License - India), list dated 3 Oct 2025. District names are as India Post lists them and can differ from the revenue district. Not an India Post website: for anything important, confirm with your post office.
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