# Gahiratola Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Gahiratola

Gahiratola is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491881**. The 2011 Census counted **687 people in 121 households**, the 107th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 687people (2011)
- 121households
- 54.9%literacy
- 491881PIN code

## Gahiratola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahiratola is 491881.** Gahiratola falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491881
- Gram panchayatBaihatola
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440323

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

## How far is Gahiratola from nearby towns?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)50 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town)10 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 Gahiratola?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gahiratola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khairagarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khairagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Gahiratola known for?

About 44% of the 285 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Gahiratola

Of every 100 households in Gahiratola in 2011, 77 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahiratola · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**62%

Television ****33%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gahiratola?

■ Gahiratola · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**996

Working population ****51.5%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 46.9% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 153 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (49%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

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 Khairagarh

- Dullapur699 people
- Gatapar699 people
- Tekapar Khurd697 people
- Kalkasa695 people
- Sahila687 people
- Kodenawagaon675 people
- Bandbod672 people
- Achanakpur Nawagaon669 people

[All 226 villages in Khairagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahiratola?491881
- How far is Gahiratola from Rajnandgaon?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gahiratola?687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahiratola in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahiratola?54.9% (Census 2011)