# Chhotejirakhal Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Chhotejirakhal

Chhotejirakhal is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,020 people in 214 households**, the 60th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 1,020people (2011)
- 214households
- 63.3%literacy
- 494224PIN code

## Chhotejirakhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhotejirakhal is 494224.** Chhotejirakhal falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494224
- Gram panchayatFarasara
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449394

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

## How far is Chhotejirakhal from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)60 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 Chhotejirakhal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chhotejirakhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kesarpal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanpuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Chhotejirakhal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 93% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Chhotejirakhal

Of every 100 households in Chhotejirakhal in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhotejirakhal · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****62%**

**38%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chhotejirakhal?

■ Chhotejirakhal · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1170**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**994

Working population ****59.0%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 52.6% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 259 (43%)

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 Bakavand

- Neganar1,051 people
- Kumhrawand1,045 people
- Borpadar1,032 people
- Dhodrepal1,025 people
- Barejirakhal996 people
- Kareetgaon931 people
- Khotalapal925 people
- Irikpal894 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhotejirakhal?494224
- How far is Chhotejirakhal from Jagdalpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chhotejirakhal?1,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhotejirakhal in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhotejirakhal?63.3% (Census 2011)