Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon
# Garra

Garra is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491888. The 2011 Census counted 487 people in 86 households, the 136th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.
- 487 people (2011)
- 86 households
- 76.0% literacy
- 491888 PIN code

## Garra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Garra is 491888. Garra falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491888
- Gram panchayat Jom
- Community development block Chhuikhadan
- Census village code 440164

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Garra from nearby towns?
- Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 82 km by road
- Gandai (nearest town) 11 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Garra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Garra; 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
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gandai
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Gandai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Parpodi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 19 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garra known for?

About 79% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Garra

Of every 100 households in Garra in 2011, 74 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garra · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 74% 84%
- Toilet within the home 10% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 89%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 71% 57%
- Television 42% 21%
- Mobile phone 49% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 27% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 28%
- Own their home 94% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Garra?

■ Garra · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.0% 66.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 827 996
- Working population 53.8% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 65.2% for women. 51% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 98 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 113 (43%) · ■ Other work 12 (5%) · ■ Marginal 39 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chhuikhadan
- Manik Chauri 497 people
- Jiratola Alis Chuckgpur 493 people
- Dhariya 491 people
- Birkha 487 people
- Rajawar 483 people
- Mahara Tola 477 people
- Dhodiya 465 people
- Bhathli 463 people

All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Garra? 491888
- How far is Garra from Rajnandgaon? 82 km by road
- What is the population of Garra? 487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garra in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Garra? 76.0% (Census 2011)

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