# Vihirgaon Village, Rajura, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/vihirgaon-541803/ Village · Rajura, Chandrapur # Vihirgaon Vihirgaon is a village in Rajura sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,975 people in 512 households**, the 8th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 1,975people (2011) - 512households - 73.9%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Vihirgaon PIN code and other codes Vihirgaon falls in Rajura sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockRajura - Census village code541803 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vihirgaon from nearby towns? - Rajura (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)38 km by road - Rajura (nearest town)12 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 Vihirgaon? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vihirgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vihirgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajura - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Vihirgaon known for? About 41% of the 2,929 hectares of village land is sown, and 926 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 Vihirgaon Of every 100 households in Vihirgaon in 2011, 76 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vihirgaon · ■ Rajura rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **77% Toilet within the home ****15%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **75% Use banking services ****94%** **70% Television ****28%** **38% Mobile phone ****30%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **34% Own their home ****91%** **86% 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 Vihirgaon? ■ Vihirgaon · ■ Rajura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **926 Working population ****53.1%** **52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 67.4% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 232 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (26%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 131 (12%) · **■** Marginal 407 (39%) 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 Rajura - Gowari3,586 people - Dewada2,861 people - Pachgaon2,414 people - Bhendvi2,074 people - Subai1,880 people - Lakkadkot1,836 people - WarurRoad1,748 people - Chincholi Bk.1,733 people [All 108 villages in Rajura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vihirgaon from Chandrapur?38 km by road - What is the population of Vihirgaon?1,975 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vihirgaon in?Chandrapur district (Rajura sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vihirgaon?73.9% (Census 2011)