# Achholi Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/achholi/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Achholi Achholi is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491668**. The 2011 Census counted **1,051 people in 181 households**, the 58th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,051people (2011) - 181households - 79.4%literacy - 491668PIN code ## Achholi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achholi is 491668.** Achholi falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491668 - Gram panchayatAchholi - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code441013 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achholi from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)34 km by road - Dongargaon (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 Achholi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Achholi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amgaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Achholi known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 69% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Achholi Of every 100 households in Achholi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Achholi · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **84% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****5%** **83% Television ****29%** **21% Mobile phone ****30%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **18% 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 Achholi? ■ Achholi · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **1008 Working population ****60.6%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 71.9% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 551 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 52 (8%) 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 Chhuriya - Chirchari Khurd1,080 people - Mahrum1,059 people - Bital1,054 people - Salhe1,054 people - Kaldabri1,022 people - Gunardehi1,021 people - Gerughat1,014 people - Shikari Tola1,014 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achholi?491668 - How far is Achholi from Rajnandgaon?34 km by road - What is the population of Achholi?1,051 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achholi in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Achholi?79.4% (Census 2011)