# Margaon Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/margaon/ Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Margaon Margaon is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,769 people in 332 households**, the 13th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,769people (2011) - 332households - 74.9%literacy - 491661PIN code ## Margaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Margaon is 491661.** Margaon falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491661 - Gram panchayatMargaon - Community development blockDongargaon - Census village code441118 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Margaon from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)26 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town)11 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 Margaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Margaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Bijabhata - ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Margaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 63% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Margaon Of every 100 households in Margaon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Margaon · ■ Dongargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **89% Toilet within the home ****6%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****100%** **78% Television ****26%** **30% Mobile phone ****19%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Margaon? ■ Margaon · ■ Dongargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152** **1002 Working population ****47.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 64.8% for women. 57% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 483 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (31%) · **■** Other work 55 (6%) · **■** Marginal 46 (5%) 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 - Khursipar1,891 people - Mohad1,797 people - Diwanbhedi1,774 people - Hardi1,772 people - Kutulbod Bhatagaon1,709 people - Rampur1,685 people - Ari1,637 people - Ghorda1,624 people [All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Margaon?491661 - How far is Margaon from Rajnandgaon?26 km by road - What is the population of Margaon?1,769 (Census 2011) - Which district is Margaon in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Margaon?74.9% (Census 2011)