# Magar Ghokhara Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/magar-ghokhara/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Magar Ghokhara Magar Ghokhara is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491557**. The 2011 Census counted **630 people in 117 households**, the 135th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 630people (2011) - 117households - 73.4%literacy - 491557PIN code ## Magar Ghokhara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Magar Ghokhara is 491557.** Magar Ghokhara falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491557 - Gram panchayatShikari Tola - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code440894 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Magar Ghokhara from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)49 km by road - Chhuria (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 Magar Ghokhara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Magar Ghokhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chichola - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhuriya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Magar Ghokhara known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and tivra**. About 69% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Magar Ghokhara Of every 100 households in Magar Ghokhara in 2011, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Magar Ghokhara · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **84% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **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 ****91%** **83% Television ****8%** **21% Mobile phone ****13%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **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 Magar Ghokhara? ■ Magar Ghokhara · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **1008 Working population ****59.0%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 63.6% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 225 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (10%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 97 (26%) 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 - Kallu Tola645 people - Kulhadi637 people - Matrakhujji632 people - Pandri Pathra631 people - Kallu Tola629 people - Laxman Bharda628 people - Kesho Tola626 people - Ayabandha620 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Magar Ghokhara?491557 - How far is Magar Ghokhara from Rajnandgaon?49 km by road - What is the population of Magar Ghokhara?630 (Census 2011) - Which district is Magar Ghokhara in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Magar Ghokhara?73.4% (Census 2011)