# Gahanakhar Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Gahanakhar

Gahanakhar is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **433 people in 129 households**, the 164th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 433people (2011)
- 129households
- 69.6%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Gahanakhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahanakhar is 493558.** Gahanakhar falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatLanti
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code446016

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

## How far is Gahanakhar from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)134 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)22 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 Gahanakhar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gahanakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pekin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Gahanakhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pea nut and black gram**. About 81% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Gahanakhar

Of every 100 households in Gahanakhar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gahanakhar · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**96%

Use banking services ****94%**

**63%

Television ****33%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Gahanakhar?

■ Gahanakhar · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**953

Working population ****51.7%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 60.1% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (20%)

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 Saraipali

- Bodapali463 people
- Saraipatra453 people
- Paterapali449 people
- Chhirrapali438 people
- Ganiyaripali433 people
- Kapukunda433 people
- Pelagarh427 people
- Guthanipali425 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahanakhar?493558
- How far is Gahanakhar from Mahasamund?134 km by road
- What is the population of Gahanakhar?433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahanakhar in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahanakhar?69.6% (Census 2011)