Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon
# Pircha Pahad

Pircha Pahad is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491881. The 2011 Census counted 396 people in 73 households, the 173rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 396 people (2011)
- 73 households
- 65.2% literacy
- 491881 PIN code

## Pircha Pahad PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pircha Pahad is 491881. Pircha Pahad falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491881
- Gram panchayat Bharatpur
- Community development block Khairagarh
- Census village code 440322

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pircha Pahad from nearby towns?
- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pircha Pahad?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pircha Pahad; 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
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gadaghat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pircha Pahad known for?

About 67% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pircha Pahad

Of every 100 households in Pircha Pahad in 2011, 81 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pircha Pahad · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 87%
- Toilet within the home 24% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 76% 77%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 97% 62%
- Television 28% 32%
- Mobile phone 16% 29%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 21%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pircha Pahad?

■ Pircha Pahad · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.2% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 1024
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 850 996
- Working population 51.5% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 58.2% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 54 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 122 (60%) · ■ Other work 8 (4%) · ■ Marginal 20 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khairagarh
- Jagannathpur 414 people
- Etikasa 406 people
- Kopenawagaon 402 people
- Gopal Pur 396 people
- Hardi 387 people
- Tingamali 385 people
- Madanpur 381 people
- Gadaghat 379 people

All 226 villages in Khairagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pircha Pahad? 491881
- How far is Pircha Pahad from Rajnandgaon? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Pircha Pahad? 396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pircha Pahad in? Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pircha Pahad? 65.2% (Census 2011)

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