# Aurda Village, Kharsia, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/aurda/ Village · Kharsia, Raigarh # Aurda Aurda is a village in Kharsia sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,531 people in 417 households**, the 21st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,531people (2011) - 417households - 80.3%literacy - 496661PIN code ## Aurda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aurda is 496661.** Aurda falls in Kharsia sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496661 - Gram panchayatAurda - Community development blockKharsia - Census village code435206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aurda from nearby towns? - Kharsia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ)31 km by road - Kharsia (nearest town)5 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 Aurda? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Aurda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharsia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kharsia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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 Aurda known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Aurda Of every 100 households in Aurda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Aurda · ■ Kharsia rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****7%** **34% Television ****17%** **26% Mobile phone ****17%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **95% 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 Aurda? ■ Aurda · ■ Kharsia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **974 Working population ****37.6%** **42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 71.8% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 76 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 178 (31%) · **■** Marginal 135 (23%) 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 Kharsia - Nagoi1,600 people - Basnajhar1,549 people - Bhainapara1,536 people - Ratan Mahka1,535 people - Sooti1,493 people - Mura1,485 people - Halahuli1,443 people - Domnara1,440 people [All 137 villages in Kharsia](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aurda?496661 - How far is Aurda from Raigarh?31 km by road - What is the population of Aurda?1,531 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aurda in?Raigarh district (Kharsia sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Aurda?80.3% (Census 2011)