# Ghorda Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/ghorda/ Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Ghorda Ghorda is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,624 people in 359 households**, the 17th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,624people (2011) - 359households - 78.4%literacy - 491441PIN code ## Ghorda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghorda is 491441.** Ghorda falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491441 - Gram panchayatGhorda - Community development blockDongargaon - Census village code441186 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghorda from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)10 km by road - Rajnandgaon (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 Ghorda? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arjuni - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajnandgaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Ghorda known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 71% of the 452 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Ghorda Of every 100 households in Ghorda in 2011, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghorda · ■ Dongargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****14%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **77% Tap water ****7%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **98% Use banking services ****80%** **78% Television ****33%** **30% Mobile phone ****36%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **18% Own their home ****82%** **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 Ghorda? ■ Ghorda · ■ Dongargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1247** **1002 Working population ****56.4%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 71.0% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 86 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (7%) · **■** Other work 77 (8%) · **■** Marginal 690 (75%) 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 - Margaon1,769 people - Kutulbod Bhatagaon1,709 people - Rampur1,685 people - Ari1,637 people - Mokhli1,612 people - Maneri1,590 people - Machanpar1,549 people - Kokpur1,545 people [All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghorda?491441 - How far is Ghorda from Rajnandgaon?10 km by road - What is the population of Ghorda?1,624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghorda in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ghorda?78.4% (Census 2011)