# Khongha Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Khongha

Khongha is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491885**. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 57 households**, the 197th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 282people (2011)
- 57households
- 72.1%literacy
- 491885PIN code

## Khongha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khongha is 491885.** Khongha falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491885
- Gram panchayatEtikasa
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440477

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

## How far is Khongha from nearby towns?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)55 km by road
- Chhuikhadan (nearest town)7 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 Khongha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khongha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chuikhidan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Khongha known for?

About 86% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Khongha

Of every 100 households in Khongha in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khongha · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****30%**

**62%

Television ****29%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Khongha?

■ Khongha · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1169**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235**

**996

Working population ****60.6%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 59.5% for women. 66% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (26%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 70 (41%)

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

- Kerabori297 people
- Renga Kathera296 people
- Udri Nawagaon292 people
- Bargaon291 people
- Gendra270 people
- Bodagarh244 people
- Parsuli235 people
- Kusumkunwa233 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khongha?491885
- How far is Khongha from Rajnandgaon?55 km by road
- What is the population of Khongha?282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khongha in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Khongha?72.1% (Census 2011)