# Amgaon Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/amgaon-440945/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Amgaon Amgaon is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491668**. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 99 households**, the 170th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 496people (2011) - 99households - 67.3%literacy - 491668PIN code ## Amgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amgaon is 491668.** Amgaon falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491668 - Gram panchayatAmgaon - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code440945 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amgaon from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)62 km by road - Chhuria (nearest town)12 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 Amgaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Amgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhuria - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhuriya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 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 - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Amgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and wheat**. About 80% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Amgaon Of every 100 households in Amgaon in 2011, 76 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amgaon · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **84% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****99%** **83% Television ****19%** **21% Mobile phone ****14%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **18% Own their home ****93%** **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 Amgaon? ■ Amgaon · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125** **1008 Working population ****61.7%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 57.1% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 155 (51%) 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 - Tumdi Kalan524 people - Banshi Banjari521 people - Kirgaha Tola516 people - Rani Talab510 people - Gidhwa Bhanwar487 people - Thaili Tola479 people - Mohgaon467 people - Khora Tola460 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amgaon?491668 - How far is Amgaon from Rajnandgaon?62 km by road - What is the population of Amgaon?496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amgaon in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Amgaon?67.3% (Census 2011)