# Gajmarra Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Gajmarra

Gajmarra is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,187 people in 264 households**, the 53rd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,187people (2011)
- 264households
- 57.5%literacy
- 491445PIN code

## Gajmarra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gajmarra is 491445.** Gajmarra falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491445
- Gram panchayatGajmarra
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440683

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

## How far is Gajmarra from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town)3 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 Gajmarra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gajmarra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dongargarh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Gajmarra known for?

About 50% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Gajmarra

Of every 100 households in Gajmarra in 2011, 80 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajmarra · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****59%**

**71%

Television ****28%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**17%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 Gajmarra?

■ Gajmarra · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**959

Working population ****42.0%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 49.7% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (19%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (19%) · **■** Marginal 117 (23%)

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 Dongargarh

- Bijnapur1,213 people
- Saltikri1,207 people
- Haransinghi1,197 people
- Ghusera1,193 people
- Saloni1,175 people
- Karwari1,156 people
- Pitepani1,149 people
- Bachhera Batha1,146 people

[All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajmarra?491445
- How far is Gajmarra from Rajnandgaon?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gajmarra?1,187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajmarra in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gajmarra?57.5% (Census 2011)