Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon
# Mainhar

Mainhar is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491888. The 2011 Census counted 846 people in 163 households, the 74th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.
- 846 people (2011)
- 163 households
- 72.9% literacy
- 491888 PIN code

## Mainhar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mainhar is 491888. Mainhar falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491888
- Gram panchayat Mainhar
- Community development block Chhuikhadan
- Census village code 440178

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

## How far is Mainhar from nearby towns?
- Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Chhuikhadan (nearest town) 19 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mainhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mainhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bundeli
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chhuikhadan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 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 under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 17 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 Mainhar known for?

About 91% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mainhar

Of every 100 households in Mainhar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mainhar · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 84%
- Toilet within the home 4% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 89%
- Tap water 20% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 19% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 98% 57%
- Television 28% 21%
- Mobile phone 30% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 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 Mainhar?

■ Mainhar · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 66.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1043 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 725 996
- Working population 54.1% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 60.7% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 251 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 192 (42%) · ■ Other work 12 (3%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chhuikhadan
- Majgaon 871 people
- Ghirgholi 868 people
- Bundhan Bhath 855 people
- Darbantola 853 people
- Jagmadwa 845 people
- Golardih 844 people
- Singarpur 841 people
- Samnapur 828 people

All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mainhar? 491888
- How far is Mainhar from Rajnandgaon? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Mainhar? 846 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mainhar in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mainhar? 72.9% (Census 2011)

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