# Toshgaon Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/toshgaon/ Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Toshgaon Toshgaon is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491559**. The 2011 Census counted **2,854 people in 734 households**, the 1st largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,854people (2011) - 734households - 77.5%literacy - 491559PIN code ## Toshgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Toshgaon is 491559.** Toshgaon falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491559 - Gram panchayatToshgaon - Community development blockSaraipali - Census village code445919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Toshgaon from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)108 km by road - Saraipali (nearest town)20 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 Toshgaon? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Toshgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Toshgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 59% of the 950 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Toshgaon Of every 100 households in Toshgaon in 2011, 87 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Toshgaon · ■ Saraipali rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **82% Toilet within the home ****14%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****56%** **63% Television ****24%** **20% Mobile phone ****23%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **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 Toshgaon? ■ Toshgaon · ■ Saraipali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087** **953 Working population ****37.4%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 68.9% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (17%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (13%) · **■** Marginal 665 (62%) 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 - Bondanawa Pali2,691 people - Balouda2,569 people - Mohda2,206 people - Balsi2,082 people [All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Toshgaon?491559 - How far is Toshgaon from Mahasamund?108 km by road - What is the population of Toshgaon?2,854 (Census 2011) - Which district is Toshgaon in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Toshgaon?77.5% (Census 2011)