# Thekewa Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Thekewa

Thekewa is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 89 households**, the 131st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 497people (2011)
- 89households
- 81.5%literacy
- 491445PIN code

## Thekewa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code491445
- Gram panchayatKasari
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440577

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

## How far is Thekewa from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)16 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town)19 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 Thekewa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Thekewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sukuldaihan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Thekewa known for?

About 79% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Thekewa

Of every 100 households in Thekewa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thekewa · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****82%**

**71%

Television ****51%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Thekewa?

■ Thekewa · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639**

**959

Working population ****46.1%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 73.6% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 70 (31%)

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

- Kharkhatola537 people
- Manki537 people
- Banspahad506 people
- Keshli505 people
- Hirapur494 people
- Khursipar Kalan479 people
- Musra Khurd476 people
- Alidand474 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thekewa?491445
- How far is Thekewa from Rajnandgaon?16 km by road
- What is the population of Thekewa?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thekewa in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Thekewa?81.5% (Census 2011)