# Gharipakhana Village, Poundi-Uproda, Korba (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Poundi-Uproda, Korba 

# Gharipakhana

Gharipakhana is a village in Poundi-Uproda sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,004 people in 238 households**, the 66th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 1,004people (2011)
- 238households
- 68.9%literacy
- 495445PIN code

## Gharipakhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gharipakhana is 495445.** Gharipakhana falls in Poundi-Uproda sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495445
- Gram panchayatGharipakhana
- Community development blockPondiupraura
- Census village code436114

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

## How far is Gharipakhana from nearby towns?

- Poundi-Uproda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)37 km by road
- Katghora (nearest town)7 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 Gharipakhana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katghoda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katghora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Gharipakhana known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and hirva**. About 50% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Gharipakhana

Of every 100 households in Gharipakhana in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gharipakhana · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**49%

Television ****18%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**50%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gharipakhana?

■ Gharipakhana · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164**

**987

Working population ****48.0%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 59.5% for women. 57% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 55 (11%) · **■** Marginal 389 (81%)

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 Poundi-Uproda

- Lamna1,058 people
- Paturiyadand1,055 people
- Misiya1,048 people
- Chhindiya1,044 people
- Chotiya993 people
- Rode988 people
- Kapubahra987 people
- Pachra975 people

[All 212 villages in Poundi-Uproda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharipakhana?495445
- How far is Gharipakhana from Korba?37 km by road
- What is the population of Gharipakhana?1,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharipakhana in?Korba district (Poundi-Uproda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gharipakhana?68.9% (Census 2011)
