# Panikhet Village, Gharghoda, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gharghoda, Raigarh 

# Panikhet

Panikhet is a village in Gharghoda sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496111**. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 147 households**, the 40th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 681people (2011)
- 147households
- 82.4%literacy
- 496111PIN code

## Panikhet PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code496111
- Gram panchayatBagchaba
- Community development blockGharghoda
- Census village code434690

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

## How far is Panikhet from nearby towns?

- Gharghoda (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)59 km by road
- Gharghoda (nearest town)24 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 Panikhet?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Panikhet; 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 school10+ km · Nawapara
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Panikhet known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesamum**. About 30% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Panikhet

Of every 100 households in Panikhet in 2011, 99 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panikhet · ■ Gharghoda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**22%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**38%

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 Panikhet?

■ Panikhet · ■ Gharghoda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**959

Working population ****54.9%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 72.4% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (45%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 107 (29%)

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

- Charbhantha757 people
- Salhepali752 people
- Kamtara732 people
- Katangdih709 people
- Kognara678 people
- Dokarbuda673 people
- Charmar666 people
- Bagchaba658 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panikhet?496111
- How far is Panikhet from Raigarh?59 km by road
- What is the population of Panikhet?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panikhet in?Raigarh district (Gharghoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Panikhet?82.4% (Census 2011)