# Keshgawan Village, Sonhat, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhat, Koriya 

# Keshgawan

Keshgawan is a village in Sonhat sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494670**. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 234 households**, the 9th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 974people (2011)
- 234households
- 61.9%literacy
- 494670PIN code

## Keshgawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keshgawan is 494670.** Keshgawan falls in Sonhat sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494670
- Gram panchayatKeshgawan
- Community development blockSonhat
- Census village code431558

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

## How far is Keshgawan from nearby towns?

- Sonhat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Baikunthpur (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 Keshgawan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Keshgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Sonahat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Keshgawan known for?

About 50% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Keshgawan

Of every 100 households in Keshgawan in 2011, 36 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keshgawan · ■ Sonhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**91%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Keshgawan?

■ Keshgawan · ■ Sonhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**966

Working population ****54.3%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 50.1% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 67 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (52%) · **■** Other work 37 (7%) · **■** Marginal 151 (29%)

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 Sonhat

- Salgawan Kalan1,489 people
- Sundarpur1,339 people
- Latma1,050 people
- Pondi996 people
- Ramgarh958 people
- Odari905 people
- Pusla900 people
- Baser880 people

[All 105 villages in Sonhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/sonhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keshgawan?494670
- How far is Keshgawan from Baikunthpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Keshgawan?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshgawan in?Koriya district (Sonhat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Keshgawan?61.9% (Census 2011)