# Ghaghara Village, Kharsia, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/ghaghara/ Village · Kharsia, Raigarh # Ghaghara Ghaghara is a village in Kharsia sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,354 people in 348 households**, the 28th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,354people (2011) - 348households - 73.5%literacy - 496661PIN code ## Ghaghara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghaghara is 496661.** Ghaghara falls in Kharsia sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496661 - Gram panchayatGhaghara - Community development blockKharsia - Census village code435215 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghaghara from nearby towns? - Kharsia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ)45 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 Ghaghara? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Halahi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kharsia - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kharsia - ○Primary health centre5–10 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 waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Ghaghara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Ghaghara Of every 100 households in Ghaghara in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghaghara · ■ Kharsia rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****14%** **34% Television ****26%** **26% Mobile phone ****15%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ghaghara? ■ Ghaghara · ■ Kharsia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815** **974 Working population ****44.4%** **42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 65.4% for women. 50% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 62 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (36%) · **■** Other work 48 (8%) · **■** Marginal 273 (45%) 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 - Halahuli1,443 people - Domnara1,440 people - Bade Dumarpali1,404 people - Jaimura1,398 people - Lodhajhar1,317 people - Bilaspur1,256 people - Kafarmar1,223 people - Pamgarh1,222 people [All 137 villages in Kharsia](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghaghara?496661 - How far is Ghaghara from Raigarh?45 km by road - What is the population of Ghaghara?1,354 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghaghara in?Raigarh district (Kharsia sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ghaghara?73.5% (Census 2011)