# Garhgaon Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Garhgaon

Garhgaon is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **626 people in 129 households**, the 121st largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 626people (2011)
- 129households
- 67.9%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Garhgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatDaldali
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445705

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

## How far is Garhgaon from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)114 km by road
- Basna (nearest town)29 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 Garhgaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Garhgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Bhawarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 Garhgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 87% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Garhgaon

Of every 100 households in Garhgaon in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garhgaon · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****99%**

**38%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Garhgaon?

■ Garhgaon · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**961

Working population ****58.6%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 55.3% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 153 (42%)

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

- Jewra636 people
- Chandkhuri631 people
- Dongaripali630 people
- Lalitpur629 people
- Pargala620 people
- Beltikri618 people
- Bhathori617 people
- Paterapali614 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garhgaon?493555
- How far is Garhgaon from Mahasamund?114 km by road
- What is the population of Garhgaon?626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhgaon in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhgaon?67.9% (Census 2011)