# Bhakheri Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon 

# Bhakheri

Bhakheri is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491993**. The 2011 Census counted **544 people in 113 households**, the 94th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 544people (2011)
- 113households
- 78.1%literacy
- 491993PIN code

## Bhakheri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhakheri is 491993.** Bhakheri falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491993
- Gram panchayatRudgaon
- Community development blockDongargaon
- Census village code441167

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhakheri from nearby towns?

- Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dongargaon (nearest town)13 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 Bhakheri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kirgi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Bhakheri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 83% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 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 Bhakheri

Of every 100 households in Bhakheri in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhakheri · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**78%

Television ****26%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Bhakheri?

■ Bhakheri · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****609**

**1002

Working population ****52.6%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 65.6% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Dongargaon

- Tolagaon585 people
- Maretha Nawagaon567 people
- Jamsararkhurd553 people
- Rupa Kathi550 people
- Bhothli536 people
- Teka533 people
- Salhe518 people
- Bendarkatta506 people

[All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhakheri?491993
- How far is Bhakheri from Rajnandgaon?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakheri?544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakheri in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakheri?78.1% (Census 2011)