# Kanhargoan Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Kanhargoan

Kanhargoan is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,910 people in 349 households**, the 17th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,910people (2011)
- 349households
- 69.7%literacy
- 491445PIN code

## Kanhargoan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code491445
- Gram panchayatKanhargoan
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440531

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

## How far is Kanhargoan from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)48 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town)12 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 Kanhargoan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dewkatta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○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 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 Kanhargoan known for?

About 39% of the 898 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Kanhargoan

Of every 100 households in Kanhargoan in 2011, 83 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanhargoan · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**71%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kanhargoan?

■ Kanhargoan · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**959

Working population ****58.5%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 305 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 491 (44%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (4%) · **■** Marginal 263 (24%)

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

- Patpar2,023 people
- Rama Tola1,989 people
- Bagra Kasa1,943 people
- Dundera1,917 people
- Ranka1,875 people
- Shivpuri1,866 people
- Mudpar1,831 people
- Uraidabri1,819 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanhargoan?491445
- How far is Kanhargoan from Rajnandgaon?48 km by road
- What is the population of Kanhargoan?1,910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanhargoan in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanhargoan?69.7% (Census 2011)
