Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon
# Ghupsal

Ghupsal is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491668. The 2011 Census counted 1,609 people in 303 households, the 12th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 1,609 people (2011)
- 303 households
- 79.4% literacy
- 491668 PIN code

## Ghupsal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ghupsal is 491668. Ghupsal falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491668
- Gram panchayat Ghupsal
- Community development block Chhuria
- Census village code 440909

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ghupsal from nearby towns?
- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 54 km by road
- Chhuria (nearest town) 4 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ghupsal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghupsal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chhuria
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Chhuriya
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghupsal known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and kodo. About 63% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ghupsal

Of every 100 households in Ghupsal in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghupsal · ■ Chhuriya rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 84%
- Toilet within the home 2% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 88%
- Tap water 3% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 92% 83%
- Television 18% 21%
- Mobile phone 18% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 18%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ghupsal?

■ Ghupsal · ■ Chhuriya rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.4% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 999 1038
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 1008
- Working population 61.2% 56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 68.8% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 112 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 193 (20%) · ■ Other work 68 (7%) · ■ Marginal 611 (62%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya
- Charbhatha 1,666 people
- Salhe Tola 1,658 people
- Amgaon 1,656 people
- Maharajpur 1,648 people
- Godalwahi 1,585 people
- Umarwahi 1,542 people
- Bucha Tola 1,527 people
- Joshilamti 1,488 people

All 218 villages in Chhuriya

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ghupsal? 491668
- How far is Ghupsal from Rajnandgaon? 54 km by road
- What is the population of Ghupsal? 1,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghupsal in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghupsal? 79.4% (Census 2011)

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