Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon # Renga Kathera Renga Kathera is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493661. The 2011 Census counted 1,772 people in 356 households, the 23rd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,772 people (2011) - 356 households - 73.2% literacy - 493661 PIN code ## Renga Kathera PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Renga Kathera is 493661. Renga Kathera falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493661 - Gram panchayat Renga Kathera - Community development block Dongargarh - Census village code 440594 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Renga Kathera from nearby towns? - Dongargarh (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 21 km by road - Rajnandgaon (nearest town) 21 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Renga Kathera? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Renga Kathera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market 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 · Gtumdibord - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dongargarh - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Renga Kathera known for? About 58% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Renga Kathera Of every 100 households in Renga Kathera in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Renga Kathera · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 91% - Toilet within the home 10% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 78% - Tap water 100% 12% - Drinking water within premises 28% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 79% 71% - Television 20% 32% - Mobile phone 12% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 17% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Renga Kathera? ■ Renga Kathera · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.2% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 964 959 - Working population 61.7% 54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 219 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 508 (46%) · ■ Other work 188 (17%) · ■ Marginal 178 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargarh - Shivpuri 1,866 people - Mudpar 1,831 people - Uraidabri 1,819 people - Pinkapar 1,781 people - Jhandatalab 1,727 people - Kalyanpur 1,722 people - Palandur 1,687 people - Rampur 1,661 people All 178 villages in Dongargarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Renga Kathera? 493661 - How far is Renga Kathera from Rajnandgaon? 21 km by road - What is the population of Renga Kathera? 1,772 (Census 2011) - Which district is Renga Kathera in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Renga Kathera? 73.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/renga-kathera/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.