# Eragaon Village, Keskal, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/keskal/eragaon/ Village · Keskal, Bastar # Eragaon Eragaon is a village in Keskal sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,651 people in 339 households**, the 6th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 1,651people (2011) - 339households - 68.0%literacy - 493661PIN code ## Eragaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eragaon is 493661.** Eragaon falls in Keskal sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493661 - Gram panchayatEragaon - Community development blockKeshkal - Census village code448497 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eragaon from nearby towns? - Keskal (sub-district HQ)43 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)143 km by road - Keskal (nearest town)43 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 Eragaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Eragaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Keskal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Keskal - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Eragaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and kutki**. About 49% of the 1,058 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Eragaon Of every 100 households in Eragaon in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Eragaon · ■ Keskal rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **40% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****25%** **37% Television ****7%** **10% Mobile phone ****6%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****46%** **26% Own their home ****94%** **97% 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 Eragaon? ■ Eragaon · ■ Keskal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1402** **1009 Working population ****65.4%** **61.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 57.8% for women. 69% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 357 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 155 (14%) · **■** Marginal 525 (49%) 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 Keskal - Singanpur3,884 people - Adenga3,831 people - Arandi3,509 people - Dhanora3,421 people - Aanwari1,605 people - Gourgoan Chikhaladih1,534 people - Todasi1,444 people - Binjhe1,400 people [All 101 villages in Keskal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/keskal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eragaon?493661 - How far is Eragaon from Jagdalpur?143 km by road - What is the population of Eragaon?1,651 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eragaon in?Bastar district (Keskal sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Eragaon?68.0% (Census 2011)