# Pusalda Village, Gharghoda, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/gharghoda/pusalda/ Village · Gharghoda, Raigarh # Pusalda Pusalda is a village in Gharghoda sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,491 people in 372 households**, the 13th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 1,491people (2011) - 372households - 59.2%literacy - 496111PIN code ## Pusalda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pusalda is 496111.** Pusalda falls in Gharghoda sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496111 - Gram panchayatPusalda - Community development blockGharghoda - Census village code434664 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pusalda from nearby towns? - Gharghoda (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ)54 km by road - Gharghoda (nearest town)19 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 Pusalda? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pusalda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kudumkela - ○Degree college10+ km · Gharghoda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gharghoda - ○Primary health centreunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Pusalda known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesamum**. About 36% of the 1,490 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Pusalda Of every 100 households in Pusalda in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pusalda · ■ Gharghoda rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **76% Toilet within the home ****2%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **85% Tap water ****2%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****10%** **22% Television ****12%** **14% Mobile phone ****5%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **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 Pusalda? ■ Pusalda · ■ Gharghoda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079** **1028 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **959 Working population ****58.1%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 47.2% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (37%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 326 (38%) 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 - Baihamuda1,767 people - Kanchanpur1,750 people - Bhendra1,559 people - Nawapara Tenda1,543 people - Tenda1,375 people - Batura Kachar1,366 people - Amlidih1,333 people - Bade Gumda1,328 people [All 81 villages in Gharghoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/gharghoda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pusalda?496111 - How far is Pusalda from Raigarh?54 km by road - What is the population of Pusalda?1,491 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pusalda in?Raigarh district (Gharghoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Pusalda?59.2% (Census 2011)