# Meregaon Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Meregaon

Meregaon is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **462 people in 90 households**, the 139th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 462people (2011)
- 90households
- 68.0%literacy
- 491445PIN code

## Meregaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code491445
- Gram panchayatKhalari
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440693

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

## How far is Meregaon from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)36 km by road
- Dongargarh (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 Meregaon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Meregaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Medha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Meregaon known for?

About 87% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Meregaon

Of every 100 households in Meregaon in 2011, 89 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meregaon · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**71%

Television ****19%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Meregaon?

■ Meregaon · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**959

Working population ****58.7%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 54.6% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (32%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 55 (20%)

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

- Alidand474 people
- Khairbana470 people
- Bhagwantola466 people
- Chhindijob466 people
- Basantpur453 people
- Rajkatta446 people
- Ghodtalab422 people
- Sandidih413 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meregaon?491445
- How far is Meregaon from Rajnandgaon?36 km by road
- What is the population of Meregaon?462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meregaon in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Meregaon?68.0% (Census 2011)