# Kherdha Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Kherdha

Kherdha is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **490024**. The 2011 Census counted **2,880 people in 597 households**, the 4th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 2,880people (2011)
- 597households
- 75.0%literacy
- 490024PIN code

## Kherdha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kherdha is 490024.** Kherdha falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code490024
- Gram panchayatKherdha
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442543

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

## How far is Kherdha from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)35 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 Kherdha?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kherdha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamul
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vaishali Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhilai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 16 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 Kherdha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 70% of the 923 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 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 Kherdha

Of every 100 households in Kherdha in 2011, 78 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kherdha · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****59%**

**55%

Television ****43%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Kherdha?

■ Kherdha · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**943

Working population ****43.9%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 64.3% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (12%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 586 (46%) · **■** Marginal 271 (21%)

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 Dhamdha

- Nandni Khudni4,369 people
- Medesara3,396 people
- Kodia3,216 people
- Girhola2,810 people
- Dargaon2,782 people
- Pathariya2,695 people
- Purda2,692 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kherdha?490024
- How far is Kherdha from Durg?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kherdha?2,880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherdha in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kherdha?75.0% (Census 2011)