Village · Ambagarh, Rajnandgaon # Araj Kund Araj Kund is a village in Ambagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491665. The 2011 Census counted 882 people in 185 households, the 39th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 882 people (2011) - 185 households - 83.4% literacy - 491665 PIN code ## Araj Kund PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Araj Kund is 491665. Araj Kund falls in Ambagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491665 - Gram panchayat Araj Kund - Community development block Chowki - Census village code 441639 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Araj Kund from nearby towns? - Ambagarh Chowki (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 64 km by road - Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Araj Kund? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Araj Kund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kaurikasa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambagarh Chowki - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mohla - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Araj Kund known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 32% of the 812 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Araj Kund Of every 100 households in Araj Kund in 2011, 77 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Araj Kund · ■ Ambagarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 77% 86% - Toilet within the home 1% 32% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 68% - Tap water 34% 17% - Drinking water within premises 2% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 79% 87% - Television 16% 17% - Mobile phone 8% 15% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 31% 24% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Araj Kund? ■ Araj Kund · ■ Ambagarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.4% 77.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1141 1054 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 894 994 - Working population 56.0% 57.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 75.7% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 52 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 56 (11%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 32 (6%) · ■ Marginal 353 (71%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ambagarh - Chikhli 922 people - Pendalkuhi 916 people - Netam Tola 909 people - Bicharpur 905 people - Keshari Tola 847 people - Bramhan Bhedi 845 people - Kekti Tola 843 people - Parsa Tola 796 people All 154 villages in Ambagarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Araj Kund? 491665 - How far is Araj Kund from Rajnandgaon? 64 km by road - What is the population of Araj Kund? 882 (Census 2011) - Which district is Araj Kund in? Rajnandgaon district (Ambagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Araj Kund? 83.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/ambagarh/araj-kund/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.