# Khamargaon Village, Jagdalpur, Bastar (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Jagdalpur, Bastar 

# Khamargaon

Khamargaon is a village in Jagdalpur sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494001**. The 2011 Census counted **943 people in 228 households**, the 41st largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 943people (2011)
- 228households
- 51.4%literacy
- 494001PIN code

## Khamargaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khamargaon is 494001.** Khamargaon falls in Jagdalpur sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494001
- Gram panchayatKhamargaon
- Community development blockJagdalpur
- Census village code449056

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

## How far is Khamargaon from nearby towns?

- Jagdalpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)8 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 Khamargaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khamargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagarnar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Khamargaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 79% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Khamargaon

Of every 100 households in Khamargaon in 2011, 66 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khamargaon · ■ Jagdalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**15%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**27%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Khamargaon?

■ Khamargaon · ■ Jagdalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**969

Working population ****40.2%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 35.8% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 123 (32%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%)

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 Jagdalpur

- Kasturi1,042 people
- Amagudha1,032 people
- Bhejapadar986 people
- Manjhiguda952 people
- Halbakachora936 people
- Kopagudha916 people
- Kumharawand912 people
- Burundwadasemra906 people

[All 116 villages in Jagdalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/jagdalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khamargaon?494001
- How far is Khamargaon from Jagdalpur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Khamargaon?943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamargaon in?Bastar district (Jagdalpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Khamargaon?51.4% (Census 2011)