# Pawantara Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Pawantara

Pawantara is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491444**. The 2011 Census counted **1,099 people in 206 households**, the 51st largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,099people (2011)
- 206households
- 79.8%literacy
- 491444PIN code

## Pawantara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pawantara is 491444.** Pawantara falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491444
- Gram panchayatJalbandha
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440518

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

## How far is Pawantara from nearby towns?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)64 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town)24 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 Pawantara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pawantara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jaalbanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Pawantara known for?

About 75% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Pawantara

Of every 100 households in Pawantara in 2011, 90 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pawantara · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****69%**

**62%

Television ****48%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Pawantara?

■ Pawantara · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**996

Working population ****61.5%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 70.0% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 321 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (7%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 79 (12%) · **■** Marginal 212 (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 Khairagarh

- Sarragondi1,149 people
- Karela Purana1,124 people
- Tolagaon1,117 people
- Sahaspur1,113 people
- Baldeopur1,097 people
- Muteda1,077 people
- Damari1,067 people
- Panduka1,038 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pawantara?491444
- How far is Pawantara from Rajnandgaon?64 km by road
- What is the population of Pawantara?1,099 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pawantara in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pawantara?79.8% (Census 2011)