Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon
# Madiyan

Madiyan is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491557. The 2011 Census counted 1,424 people in 257 households, the 41st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.
- 1,424 people (2011)
- 257 households
- 74.2% literacy
- 491557 PIN code

## Madiyan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Madiyan is 491557. Madiyan falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491557
- Gram panchayat Madiyan
- Community development block Dongargarh
- Census village code 440660

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Madiyan from nearby towns?
- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Madiyan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Madiyan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · L.B.Nagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Madiyan known for?

About 35% of the 925 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Madiyan

Of every 100 households in Madiyan in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Madiyan · ■ Dongargarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 91%
- Toilet within the home 8% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 78%
- Tap water 0% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 50% 71%
- Television 27% 32%
- Mobile phone 38% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 17%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Madiyan?

■ Madiyan · ■ Dongargarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.2% 73.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 997 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 752 959
- Working population 55.4% 54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 669 (85%) · ■ Farm labourers 84 (11%) · ■ Other work 34 (4%) · ■ Marginal 2 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dongargarh
- Musara Kalan 1,479 people
- Mohanpur 1,453 people
- Mundgaon 1,444 people
- Mohara 1,443 people
- Nagtarai 1,418 people
- Purena 1,358 people
- Aliwara 1,292 people
- Thakur Tola 1,292 people

All 178 villages in Dongargarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Madiyan? 491557
- How far is Madiyan from Rajnandgaon? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Madiyan? 1,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madiyan in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Madiyan? 74.2% (Census 2011)

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