# Kantajhariya Village, Gharghoda, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Gharghoda, Raigarh 

# Kantajhariya

Kantajhariya is a village in Gharghoda sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496111**. The 2011 Census counted **417 people in 118 households**, the 54th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 417people (2011)
- 118households
- 27.6%literacy
- 496111PIN code

## Kantajhariya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kantajhariya is 496111.** Kantajhariya falls in Gharghoda sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496111
- Gram panchayatChimtapani
- Community development blockGharghoda
- Census village code434717

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

## How far is Kantajhariya from nearby towns?

- Gharghoda (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)53 km by road
- Gharghoda (nearest town)18 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 Kantajhariya?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kantajhariya; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramlkera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gharghoda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gharghoda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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)24 h summer · 24 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 Kantajhariya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesamum**. About 36% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kantajhariya

Of every 100 households in Kantajhariya in 2011, 78 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantajhariya · ■ Gharghoda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**22%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kantajhariya?

■ Kantajhariya · ■ Gharghoda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.6%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**959

Working population ****74.8%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.0% for men and 18.7% for women. 75% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (59%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 106 (34%)

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 Gharghoda

- Tilaipali490 people
- Chaidoria463 people
- Chimtapani459 people
- Bijari422 people
- Naya Rampur407 people
- Jhankadarha397 people
- Bilaskhar396 people
- Kathrapali390 people

[All 81 villages in Gharghoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/gharghoda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantajhariya?496111
- How far is Kantajhariya from Raigarh?53 km by road
- What is the population of Kantajhariya?417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantajhariya in?Raigarh district (Gharghoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kantajhariya?27.6% (Census 2011)