# Shergarh Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Shergarh

Shergarh is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491444**. The 2011 Census counted **1,379 people in 278 households**, the 28th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,379people (2011)
- 278households
- 73.7%literacy
- 491444PIN code

## Shergarh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code491444
- Gram panchayatShergarh
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440522

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

## How far is Shergarh from nearby towns?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)65 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town)25 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 Shergarh?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalbandha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Shergarh known for?

About 82% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Shergarh

Of every 100 households in Shergarh in 2011, 85 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shergarh · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**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 ****84%**

**62%

Television ****34%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Shergarh?

■ Shergarh · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**70.9%

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

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**996

Working population ****54.3%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 415 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 151 (20%)

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

- Kulikasa1,395 people
- Dhangaon1,391 people
- Bhothi1,382 people
- Pipla Kachhar1,379 people
- Kukarmuda1,349 people
- Chichola1,329 people
- Joratarai1,329 people
- Sonbhattha1,327 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shergarh?491444
- How far is Shergarh from Rajnandgaon?65 km by road
- What is the population of Shergarh?1,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shergarh in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Shergarh?73.7% (Census 2011)
