Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon # Riwagahan Riwagahan is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491445. The 2011 Census counted 726 people in 150 households, the 98th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 726 people (2011) - 150 households - 72.4% literacy - 491445 PIN code ## Riwagahan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Riwagahan is 491445. Riwagahan falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491445 - Gram panchayat Riwagahan - Community development block Dongargarh - Census village code 440551 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Riwagahan from nearby towns? - Dongargarh (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 35 km by road - Dongargarh (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Riwagahan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Riwagahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Deokatta - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dongargarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dongargarh - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Riwagahan known for? About 81% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Riwagahan Of every 100 households in Riwagahan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Riwagahan · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 91% - Toilet within the home 17% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 78% - Tap water 0% 12% - Drinking water within premises 8% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 54% 71% - Television 53% 32% - Mobile phone 38% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 12% 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 Riwagahan? ■ Riwagahan · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 939 959 - Working population 43.7% 54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 61.9% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 45 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 141 (44%) · ■ Other work 21 (7%) · ■ Marginal 110 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargarh - Lamanin Bhata 800 people - Katli 769 people - Dodki 745 people - Totalbharri 727 people - Bundhan Chhapar 724 people - Sahaspur 695 people - Piparkhar Kalan 691 people - Bichhitola 676 people All 178 villages in Dongargarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Riwagahan? 491445 - How far is Riwagahan from Rajnandgaon? 35 km by road - What is the population of Riwagahan? 726 (Census 2011) - Which district is Riwagahan in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Riwagahan? 72.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/riwagahan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.