Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon
# Nagtarai

Nagtarai is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491445. The 2011 Census counted 1,418 people in 275 households, the 42nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.
- 1,418 people (2011)
- 275 households
- 74.1% literacy
- 491445 PIN code

## Nagtarai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nagtarai is 491445. Nagtarai falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491445
- Gram panchayat Nagtarai
- Community development block Dongargarh
- Census village code 440602

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

## How far is Nagtarai from nearby towns?
- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town) 7 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nagtarai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Nagtarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nagtarai known for?

About 85% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nagtarai

Of every 100 households in Nagtarai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nagtarai · ■ Dongargarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 91%
- Toilet within the home 22% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 78%
- Tap water 0% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98%
- Use banking services 83% 71%
- Television 50% 32%
- Mobile phone 39% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 17%
- Own their home 95% 96%

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

## What is the population of Nagtarai?

■ Nagtarai · ■ Dongargarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.1% 73.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1064 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 959
- Working population 59.0% 54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 62.2% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 325 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 120 (14%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 134 (16%) · ■ Marginal 255 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dongargarh
- Mohanpur 1,453 people
- Mundgaon 1,444 people
- Mohara 1,443 people
- Madiyan 1,424 people
- Purena 1,358 people
- Aliwara 1,292 people
- Thakur Tola 1,292 people
- Dhandongri 1,274 people

All 178 villages in Dongargarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nagtarai? 491445
- How far is Nagtarai from Rajnandgaon? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Nagtarai? 1,418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nagtarai in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nagtarai? 74.1% (Census 2011)

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