# Gerukhadan Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon 

# Gerukhadan

Gerukhadan is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496224**. The 2011 Census counted **605 people in 151 households**, the 113th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 605people (2011)
- 151households
- 34.8%literacy
- 496224PIN code

## Gerukhadan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gerukhadan is 496224.** Gerukhadan falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496224
- Gram panchayatGerukhadan
- Community development blockChhuikhadan
- Census village code440085

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gerukhadan from nearby towns?

- Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)66 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)126 km by road
- Gandai (nearest town)68 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 Gerukhadan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gerukhadan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gandai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Gerukhadan known for?

About 14% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gerukhadan

Of every 100 households in Gerukhadan in 2011, 36 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gerukhadan · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****99%**

**57%

Television ****1%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gerukhadan?

■ Gerukhadan · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.8%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**996

Working population ****73.6%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.2% for men and 26.2% for women. 74% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 255 (57%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 189 (42%)

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

- Jangalpur622 people
- Kalegondi622 people
- Kasmarra613 people
- Barbaspur611 people
- Baikatori602 people
- Sukhri598 people
- Jom590 people
- Sahaspur587 people

[All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gerukhadan?496224
- How far is Gerukhadan from Rajnandgaon?126 km by road
- What is the population of Gerukhadan?605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerukhadan in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gerukhadan?34.8% (Census 2011)