Panikhet, Gharghoda

Panikhet (पानीखेत) is a village located in the Gharghoda Tehsil of Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Gharghoda block and comes under Bagchaba Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raigarh parliament constituency and Dharamjaigarh assembly constituency.

As on June 2025, the current population of Panikhet is 825 out of which 412 are males and rest 413 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1002 females per 1000 males. There are around 120 teenagers in Panikhet. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 560 persons can read and write. Total 15 people belonging to scheduled caste and 324 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 178 households in Panikhet, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 453. The pincode of Panikhet is 496111 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gharghoda Sub Post office
• Bahirkela Branch Post office
• Nawapara Tenda Branch Post office
• Porda Branch Post office
• Rabo Branch Post office

Schools

Panikhet has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Utkramit Middle School Panikhet(Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan)
• Twd Ashram Primary School Panikhet

Hospitals

Panikhet has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Gharghodi Sub-Center
• Chilkaguda Sub-Center
• Amalidih Sub-Center
• Faguram Sub-Center
• Konpara Sub-Center

Banks

Panikhet has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Gharghoda
• Central Bank of India Raikera
• ICICI Bank Gharghoda
• State Bank of India Gharghoda