# Thengakot Village, Sarangarh, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sarangarh, Raigarh 

# Thengakot

Thengakot is a village in Sarangarh sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496445**. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 88 households**, the 200th largest of 274 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 360people (2011)
- 88households
- 59.7%literacy
- 496445PIN code

## Thengakot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thengakot is 496445.** Thengakot falls in Sarangarh sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496445
- Gram panchayatGanjai Bhauna
- Community development blockSarangarh
- Census village code435384

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

## How far is Thengakot from nearby towns?

- Sarangarh (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sarangarh (nearest town)28 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 Thengakot?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Thengakot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kedar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 waterhand pumps 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 Thengakot known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 79% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Thengakot

Of every 100 households in Thengakot in 2011, 53 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thengakot · ■ Sarangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**12%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****33%**

**31%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Thengakot?

■ Thengakot · ■ Sarangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****52.2%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 50.6% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (44%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (24%)

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 Sarangarh

- Ram Bhantha385 people
- Saradih384 people
- Saraipali373 people
- Boirmal360 people
- Thakurdiya356 people
- Tamtora351 people
- Kandurpali347 people
- Pradhanpur342 people

[All 288 villages in Sarangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/sarangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thengakot?496445
- How far is Thengakot from Raigarh?80 km by road
- What is the population of Thengakot?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thengakot in?Raigarh district (Sarangarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Thengakot?59.7% (Census 2011)