# Kesharchunwa Village, Tamnar, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Tamnar, Raigarh 

# Kesharchunwa

Kesharchunwa is a village in Tamnar sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495551**. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 143 households**, the 61st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 606people (2011)
- 143households
- 65.2%literacy
- 495551PIN code

## Kesharchunwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kesharchunwa is 495551.** Kesharchunwa falls in Tamnar sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495551
- Gram panchayatKesharchunwa
- Community development blockTamnar
- Census village code434843

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

## How far is Kesharchunwa from nearby towns?

- Tamnar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)57 km by road
- Gharghoda (nearest town)38 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 Kesharchunwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kesharchunwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 school5–10 km · Dhourabhatha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tamnar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kasdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Kesharchunwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 77% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Kesharchunwa

Of every 100 households in Kesharchunwa in 2011, 26 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kesharchunwa · ■ Tamnar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**80%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**17%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****6%**

**38%

Television ****11%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Kesharchunwa?

■ Kesharchunwa · ■ Tamnar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**952

Working population ****55.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 51.5% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 141 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (10%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 150 (44%)

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 Tamnar

- Saraitola653 people
- Amalidhondha648 people
- Bhagora624 people
- Rabo614 people
- Karwahi594 people
- Rengalbahri585 people
- Karra Pali581 people
- Khamahariya566 people

[All 117 villages in Tamnar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/tamnar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kesharchunwa?495551
- How far is Kesharchunwa from Raigarh?57 km by road
- What is the population of Kesharchunwa?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesharchunwa in?Raigarh district (Tamnar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kesharchunwa?65.2% (Census 2011)