# Ajagarkhar Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Ajagarkhar

Ajagarkhar is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 181 households**, the 103rd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 702people (2011)
- 181households
- 67.1%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Ajagarkhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ajagarkhar is 493555.** Ajagarkhar falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatAjagarkhar
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445710

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

## How far is Ajagarkhar from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)108 km by road
- Basna (nearest town)23 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 Ajagarkhar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ajagarkhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 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 Ajagarkhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kedney-bean and black gram**. About 87% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Ajagarkhar

Of every 100 households in Ajagarkhar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ajagarkhar · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**97%

Use banking services ****5%**

**38%

Television ****26%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ajagarkhar?

■ Ajagarkhar · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****646**

**961

Working population ****58.0%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 56.3% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 50 (12%)

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 Basna

- Kapudih707 people
- Mungadih706 people
- Dhumabhatha705 people
- Jamdarha705 people
- Palsapali700 people
- Jamnidih687 people
- Palsapali683 people
- Bijrabhata674 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ajagarkhar?493555
- How far is Ajagarkhar from Mahasamund?108 km by road
- What is the population of Ajagarkhar?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ajagarkhar in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ajagarkhar?67.1% (Census 2011)