# Khamhera Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/khamhera/ Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Khamhera Khamhera is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 248 households**, the 38th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,245people (2011) - 248households - 68.7%literacy - 491558PIN code ## Khamhera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khamhera is 491558.** Khamhera falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491558 - Gram panchayatKhamhera - Community development blockDongargaon - Census village code441133 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khamhera from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)30 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town)17 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 Khamhera? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Khamhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tilaikhar - ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Khamhera known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. Products made here include iron crafts. About 40% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Khamhera Of every 100 households in Khamhera in 2011, 85 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khamhera · ■ Dongargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **89% Toilet within the home ****3%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****96%** **78% Television ****15%** **30% Mobile phone ****16%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **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 Khamhera? ■ Khamhera · ■ Dongargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163** **1002 Working population ****58.1%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 532 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (6%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 134 (19%) 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 - Badbhum1,326 people - Dhaba1,284 people - Bagdai1,264 people - Kirgi1,252 people - Kirgi1,236 people - Gungeri Nawagaon1,207 people - Kesla1,195 people - Barsan Tola1,194 people [All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khamhera?491558 - How far is Khamhera from Rajnandgaon?30 km by road - What is the population of Khamhera?1,245 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khamhera in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Khamhera?68.7% (Census 2011)