# Gourgoan Chikhaladih Village, Keskal, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/keskal/gourgoan-chikhaladih/ Village · Keskal, Bastar # Gourgoan Chikhaladih Gourgoan Chikhaladih is a village in Keskal sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,534 people in 307 households**, the 8th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 1,534people (2011) - 307households - 70.5%literacy - 494331PIN code ## Gourgoan Chikhaladih PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gourgoan Chikhaladih is 494331.** Gourgoan Chikhaladih falls in Keskal sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494331 - Gram panchayatGourgoan - Community development blockKeshkal - Census village code448567 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gourgoan Chikhaladih from nearby towns? - Keskal (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)138 km by road - Keskal (nearest town)4 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 Gourgoan Chikhaladih? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gourgoan Chikhaladih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keshkal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Keskal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Keskal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Gourgoan Chikhaladih known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 66% of the 513 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Gourgoan Chikhaladih Of every 100 households in Gourgoan Chikhaladih in 2011, 64 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gourgoan Chikhaladih · ■ Keskal rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **40% Toilet within the home ****4%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **95% Tap water ****23%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****49%** **37% Television ****19%** **10% Mobile phone ****23%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****26%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gourgoan Chikhaladih? ■ Gourgoan Chikhaladih · ■ Keskal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192** **1009 Working population ****57.6%** **61.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 58.2% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (12%) · **■** Marginal 629 (71%) 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 - Arandi3,509 people - Dhanora3,421 people - Eragaon1,651 people - Aanwari1,605 people - Todasi1,444 people - Binjhe1,400 people - Toskapal1,364 people - Nirachhindali1,315 people [All 101 villages in Keskal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/keskal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gourgoan Chikhaladih?494331 - How far is Gourgoan Chikhaladih from Jagdalpur?138 km by road - What is the population of Gourgoan Chikhaladih?1,534 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gourgoan Chikhaladih in?Bastar district (Keskal sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gourgoan Chikhaladih?70.5% (Census 2011)