# Kergaon Village, Bindranavagarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bindranavagarh, Raipur 

# Kergaon

Kergaon is a village in Bindranavagarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491226**. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 62 households**, the 108th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 266people (2011)
- 62households
- 73.2%literacy
- 491226PIN code

## Kergaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kergaon is 491226.** Kergaon falls in Bindranavagarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491226
- Gram panchayatMauhabhata
- Community development blockGariaband
- Census village code445020

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

## How far is Kergaon from nearby towns?

- Gariyaband (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)125 km by road
- Gariyaband (nearest town)25 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 Kergaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kergaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Piyarda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gariyaband
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kergaon known for?

About 26% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kergaon

Of every 100 households in Kergaon in 2011, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kergaon · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**12%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**56%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****75%**

**36%

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 Kergaon?

■ Kergaon · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**1014

Working population ****64.7%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 60.2% for women. 69% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 167 (97%)

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 Bindranavagarh

- Chipari288 people
- Kochaimuda282 people
- Tenwari279 people
- Kasabay268 people
- Kodopali266 people
- Mohlai265 people
- Garbhantora264 people
- Achchha-Chhadka260 people

[All 170 villages in Bindranavagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bindranavagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kergaon?491226
- How far is Kergaon from Raipur?125 km by road
- What is the population of Kergaon?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kergaon in?Raipur district (Bindranavagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kergaon?73.2% (Census 2011)