# Amagaon Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/amagaon/ Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon # Amagaon Amagaon is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491885**. The 2011 Census counted **1,941 people in 417 households**, the 5th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,941people (2011) - 417households - 72.0%literacy - 491885PIN code ## Amagaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amagaon is 491885.** Amagaon falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491885 - Gram panchayatAmagaon - Community development blockChhuikhadan - Census village code440056 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amagaon from nearby towns? - Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)53 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)114 km by road - Gandai (nearest town)49 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 Amagaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Amagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salhewara - ○Degree college10+ km · Gandai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Amagaon known for? About 67% of the 355 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 Amagaon Of every 100 households in Amagaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amagaon · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **84% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **89% Tap water ****8%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****50%** **57% Television ****5%** **21% Mobile phone ****4%** **20% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Amagaon? ■ Amagaon · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **996 Working population ****58.4%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 57.0% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 35 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 660 (58%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 414 (37%) 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 Chhuikhadan - Chaknar2,066 people - Salhewara2,013 people - Katangi1,968 people - Bhurbhusi1,946 people - Jhuranadi1,935 people - Padmawatipur1,928 people - Deopura1,922 people - Salhekalan1,915 people [All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amagaon?491885 - How far is Amagaon from Rajnandgaon?114 km by road - What is the population of Amagaon?1,941 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amagaon in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Amagaon?72.0% (Census 2011)