Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon # Khongha Khongha is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491888. The 2011 Census counted 579 people in 119 households, the 118th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 579 people (2011) - 119 households - 71.9% literacy - 491888 PIN code ## Khongha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Khongha is 491888. Khongha falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491888 - Gram panchayat Jangalpur - Community development block Chhuikhadan - Census village code 440173 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khongha from nearby towns? - Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 75 km by road - Gandai (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khongha? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Khongha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road 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 · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 23 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khongha known for? About 87% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khongha Of every 100 households in Khongha in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khongha · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 84% - Toilet within the home 4% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 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 96% 57% - Television 34% 21% - Mobile phone 26% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 14% 28% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khongha? ■ Khongha · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.9% 66.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 1017 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1051 996 - Working population 62.2% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 59.2% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 102 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 186 (52%) · ■ Other work 9 (2%) · ■ Marginal 63 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuikhadan - Baikatori 602 people - Sukhri 598 people - Jom 590 people - Sahaspur 587 people - Maradkathera 564 people - Sarodhi 563 people - Achanakpur 560 people - Charbhatha 552 people All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khongha? 491888 - How far is Khongha from Rajnandgaon? 75 km by road - What is the population of Khongha? 579 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khongha in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Khongha? 71.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/khongha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.