Village · Mainpur, Raipur # Gaurghat Gaurghat is a village in Mainpur sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493888. The 2011 Census counted 362 people in 85 households, the 107th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 362 people (2011) - 85 households - 77.2% literacy - 493888 PIN code ## Gaurghat PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gaurghat is 493888. Gaurghat falls in Mainpur sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493888 - Gram panchayat Gopalpur - Community development block Mainpur - Census village code 445405 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gaurghat from nearby towns? - Mainpur (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Raipur (district HQ) 135 km by road - Gobra Nawapara (nearest town) 90 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gaurghat? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mainpur - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Mainpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Jadapadar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gaurghat known for? About 65% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gaurghat Of every 100 households in Gaurghat in 2011, 72 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gaurghat · ■ Mainpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 72% 38% - Toilet within the home 6% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 93% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 7% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 11% 46% - Television 12% 7% - Mobile phone 12% 8% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 29% 38% - Own their home 92% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gaurghat? ■ Gaurghat · ■ Mainpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.2% 58.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1018 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1636 985 - Working population 62.2% 51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 68.7% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 63 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 75 (33%) · ■ Other work 16 (7%) · ■ Marginal 71 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mainpur - Pathari 385 people - Nahanbiri 381 people - Behradih 374 people - Dhobandih 372 people - Dhuirajhola 350 people - Suklabhatha 346 people - Kareli 341 people - Deoguda 336 people All 177 villages in Mainpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaurghat? 493888 - How far is Gaurghat from Raipur? 135 km by road - What is the population of Gaurghat? 362 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaurghat in? Raipur district (Mainpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gaurghat? 77.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/mainpur/gaurghat/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.