Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon # Gahiratola Gahiratola is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491444. The 2011 Census counted 392 people in 77 households, the 153rd largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 392 people (2011) - 77 households - 73.7% literacy - 491444 PIN code ## Gahiratola PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gahiratola is 491444. Gahiratola falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491444 - Gram panchayat Achanakpur - Community development block Chhuikhadan - Census village code 440096 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gahiratola from nearby towns? - Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 79 km by road - Gandai (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gahiratola? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Gahiratola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thakurtola - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chhuikhadan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gahiratola known for? About 78% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gahiratola Of every 100 households in Gahiratola in 2011, 61 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gahiratola · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average - Electricity for lighting 61% 84% - Toilet within the home 0% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 1% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 97% 57% - Television 11% 21% - Mobile phone 9% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 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). ## What is the population of Gahiratola? ■ Gahiratola · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.7% 66.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1017 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 548 996 - Working population 57.7% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 60.7% for women. 55% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 87 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 101 (45%) · ■ Other work 7 (3%) · ■ Marginal 31 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuikhadan - Garra 424 people - Deoracha 421 people - Bhorampur 409 people - Bhujari 406 people - Tendnbhatha 392 people - Nawagaon 390 people - Ghoghre 384 people - Bhothali 374 people All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gahiratola? 491444 - How far is Gahiratola from Rajnandgaon? 79 km by road - What is the population of Gahiratola? 392 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gahiratola in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gahiratola? 73.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/gahiratola/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.