# Paragaon Khurd Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/paragaon-khurd/ Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon # Paragaon Khurd Paragaon Khurd is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493885**. The 2011 Census counted **1,481 people in 306 households**, the 36th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,481people (2011) - 306households - 78.5%literacy - 493885PIN code ## Paragaon Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paragaon Khurd is 493885.** Paragaon Khurd falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493885 - Gram panchayatParagaon Khurd - Community development blockDongargarh - Census village code440592 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paragaon Khurd from nearby towns? - Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)24 km by road - Rajnandgaon (nearest town)24 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 Paragaon Khurd? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Paragaon Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Musarakalan - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paragaon Khurd known for? About 64% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Paragaon Khurd Of every 100 households in Paragaon Khurd in 2011, 88 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paragaon Khurd · ■ Dongargarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **91% Toilet within the home ****47%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****94%** **71% Television ****37%** **32% Mobile phone ****32%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **17% Own their home ****91%** **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 Paragaon Khurd? ■ Paragaon Khurd · ■ Dongargarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **959 Working population ****59.8%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 68.6% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 245 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (31%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (14%) · **■** Marginal 235 (27%) 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 - Chiddo1,570 people - Thakur Tola1,557 people - Bagnadi1,531 people - Sitagota1,488 people - Musara Kalan1,479 people - Mohanpur1,453 people - Mundgaon1,444 people - Mohara1,443 people [All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paragaon Khurd?493885 - How far is Paragaon Khurd from Rajnandgaon?24 km by road - What is the population of Paragaon Khurd?1,481 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paragaon Khurd in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Paragaon Khurd?78.5% (Census 2011)