# Gerughat Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/gerughat/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Gerughat Gerughat is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,014 people in 217 households**, the 61st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,014people (2011) - 217households - 61.2%literacy - 491558PIN code ## Gerughat PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gerughat is 491558.** Gerughat falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491558 - Gram panchayatAmgaon - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code440937 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gerughat 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 Gerughat? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gerughat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Chhuria - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhuriya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Gerughat known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and kodo**. About 70% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Gerughat Of every 100 households in Gerughat in 2011, 69 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gerughat · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **84% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****100%** **83% Television ****10%** **21% Mobile phone ****10%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gerughat? ■ Gerughat · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043** **1008 Working population ****60.7%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 51.1% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 515 (84%) 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 - Salhe1,054 people - Achholi1,051 people - Kaldabri1,022 people - Gunardehi1,021 people - Shikari Tola1,014 people - Kolihalamti997 people - Pairi Tola988 people - Dharmu Tola982 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gerughat?491558 - How far is Gerughat from Rajnandgaon?62 km by road - What is the population of Gerughat?1,014 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerughat in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gerughat?61.2% (Census 2011)