# Magarkund Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon 

# Magarkund

Magarkund is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491222**. The 2011 Census counted **725 people in 187 households**, the 90th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 725people (2011)
- 187households
- 64.1%literacy
- 491222PIN code

## Magarkund PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Magarkund is 491222.** Magarkund falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491222
- Gram panchayatPalimeta
- Community development blockChhuikhadan
- Census village code440115

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

## How far is Magarkund from nearby towns?

- Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)86 km by road
- Gandai (nearest town)21 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 Magarkund?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Magarkund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thakurtola
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)22 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 Magarkund known for?

About 64% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Magarkund

Of every 100 households in Magarkund in 2011, 77 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Magarkund · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**16%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****91%**

**57%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Magarkund?

■ Magarkund · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**996

Working population ****60.0%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 51.5% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (69%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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

- Nawagaon750 people
- Shyampur742 people
- Kondka738 people
- Puraina732 people
- Belgaon708 people
- Karray706 people
- Baghmarra702 people
- Patharra698 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Magarkund?491222
- How far is Magarkund from Rajnandgaon?86 km by road
- What is the population of Magarkund?725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magarkund in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Magarkund?64.1% (Census 2011)