Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon
# Shikari Tola

Shikari Tola is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491881. The 2011 Census counted 832 people in 187 households, the 79th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 832 people (2011)
- 187 households
- 72.3% literacy
- 491881 PIN code

## Shikari Tola PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shikari Tola is 491881. Shikari Tola falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491881
- Gram panchayat Gatapar Kalan
- Community development block Khairagarh
- Census village code 440386

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

## How far is Shikari Tola from nearby towns?
- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (nearest town) 25 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shikari Tola?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shikari Tola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shikari Tola known for?

About 86% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shikari Tola

Of every 100 households in Shikari Tola in 2011, 95 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikari Tola · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 87%
- Toilet within the home 34% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 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 16% 62%
- Television 37% 32%
- Mobile phone 44% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 21%
- Own their home 95% 97%

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

## What is the population of Shikari Tola?

■ Shikari Tola · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.3% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1195 1024
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 996
- Working population 48.9% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 63.3% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 190 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 73 (18%) · ■ Other work 19 (5%) · ■ Marginal 125 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Khairagarh
- Kumhi 853 people
- Kanchri 850 people
- Nawagaon Alha 835 people
- Katalwahi 834 people
- Gatapar Kalan 813 people
- Sankara 810 people
- Chandgadhi 801 people
- Baihatola 796 people

All 226 villages in Khairagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shikari Tola? 491881
- How far is Shikari Tola from Rajnandgaon? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Shikari Tola? 832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikari Tola in? Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Shikari Tola? 72.3% (Census 2011)

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