# Shakha Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/shakha/ Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon # Shakha Shakha is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491771**. The 2011 Census counted **1,437 people in 277 households**, the 20th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,437people (2011) - 277households - 75.8%literacy - 491771PIN code ## Shakha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shakha is 491771.** Shakha falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491771 - Gram panchayatShakha - Community development blockChhuikhadan - Census village code440203 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shakha from nearby towns? - Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)58 km by road - Chhuikhadan (nearest town)8 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 Shakha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Shakha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●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 · Chhuikhadan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Shakha known for? About 87% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Shakha Of every 100 households in Shakha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shakha · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **84% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **89% Tap water ****84%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****4%** **57% Television ****33%** **21% Mobile phone ****39%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **28% Own their home ****100%** **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 Shakha? ■ Shakha · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049** **996 Working population ****52.1%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 66.0% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 145 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (76%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%) 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 - Khudmudi1,555 people - Sandi1,541 people - Palimeta1,474 people - Kuteli Kalan1,469 people - Khaira Nawapara1,349 people - Hanaiband1,344 people - Atariya1,336 people - Deopura1,300 people [All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shakha?491771 - How far is Shakha from Rajnandgaon?58 km by road - What is the population of Shakha?1,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shakha in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Shakha?75.8% (Census 2011)