# Atargaon Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/atargaon/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Atargaon Atargaon is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,328 people in 297 households**, the 24th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,328people (2011) - 297households - 80.7%literacy - 491661PIN code ## Atargaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Atargaon is 491661.** Atargaon falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491661 - Gram panchayatAtargaon - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code441004 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Atargaon from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)36 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town)10 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 Atargaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Atargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badaratola - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Atargaon known for? About 63% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Atargaon Of every 100 households in Atargaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Atargaon · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **84% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **88% Tap water ****10%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****84%** **83% Television ****19%** **21% Mobile phone ****20%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **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 Atargaon? ■ Atargaon · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **1008 Working population ****60.5%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 74.4% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 120 (15%) · **■** Marginal 504 (63%) 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 - Gahirabhedi1,371 people - Matekheda1,365 people - Shikari Mahka1,356 people - Sadak Chirchari1,343 people - Ratan Bhath1,324 people - Kallu Banjari1,284 people - Badra Tola1,274 people - Gidarri1,273 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Atargaon?491661 - How far is Atargaon from Rajnandgaon?36 km by road - What is the population of Atargaon?1,328 (Census 2011) - Which district is Atargaon in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Atargaon?80.7% (Census 2011)