# Khargahna Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur 

# Khargahna

Khargahna is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495112**. The 2011 Census counted **2,150 people in 503 households**, the 34th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 2,150people (2011)
- 503households
- 64.6%literacy
- 495112PIN code

## Khargahna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khargahna is 495112.** Khargahna falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495112
- Gram panchayatKhargahna
- Community development blockTakhatpur
- Census village code438673

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

## How far is Khargahna from nearby towns?

- Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)49 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)25 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 Khargahna?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khargahna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ganiyari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kota
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Khargahna known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 48% of the 682 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Khargahna

Of every 100 households in Khargahna in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khargahna · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**27%

Television ****15%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khargahna?

■ Khargahna · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**956

Working population ****53.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 316 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (7%) · **■** Marginal 548 (48%)

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 Takhatpur

- Bhakurra Navapara2,264 people
- Modhe2,246 people
- Nagoi2,217 people
- Sagar2,189 people
- Pali2,121 people
- Dhandhan2,054 people
- Mendra2,046 people
- Ghonghadih1,998 people

[All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khargahna?495112
- How far is Khargahna from Bilaspur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Khargahna?2,150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khargahna in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Khargahna?64.6% (Census 2011)