# Kharkhatola Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Kharkhatola

Kharkhatola is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 125 households**, the 127th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 537people (2011)
- 125households
- 73.0%literacy
- 491445PIN code

## Kharkhatola PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code491445
- Gram panchayatChiddo
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440614

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

## How far is Kharkhatola from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)42 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 Kharkhatola?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dongargarh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dongargarh
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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)15 h summer · 16 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 Kharkhatola known for?

About 34% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Kharkhatola

Of every 100 households in Kharkhatola in 2011, 99 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharkhatola · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**71%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharkhatola?

■ Kharkhatola · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**959

Working population ****51.8%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 64.4% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (45%) · **■** Other work 34 (12%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Ledijob576 people
- Khampura557 people
- Manikpur539 people
- Jarwahi537 people
- Manki537 people
- Banspahad506 people
- Keshli505 people
- Thekewa497 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharkhatola?491445
- How far is Kharkhatola from Rajnandgaon?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkhatola?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkhatola in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkhatola?73.0% (Census 2011)