# Chiurgaon Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Chiurgaon

Chiurgaon is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494222**. The 2011 Census counted **2,338 people in 369 households**, the 17th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 2,338people (2011)
- 369households
- 68.5%literacy
- 494222PIN code

## Chiurgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chiurgaon is 494222.** Chiurgaon falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494222
- Gram panchayatChiurgaon
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449408

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

## How far is Chiurgaon from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)40 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 Chiurgaon?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chiurgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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 Chiurgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 45% of the 899 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 Chiurgaon

Of every 100 households in Chiurgaon in 2011, 78 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chiurgaon · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****87%**

**38%

Television ****15%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Chiurgaon?

■ Chiurgaon · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**994

Working population ****33.2%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 61.5% for women. 38% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (15%) · **■** Marginal 113 (15%)

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

- Pahurbel3,038 people
- Tarapur2,811 people
- Sonpur2,629 people
- Kosmi2,529 people
- Kaundawand2,302 people
- Belputi2,167 people
- Badedeoda2,019 people
- Bajawand2,014 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiurgaon?494222
- How far is Chiurgaon from Jagdalpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chiurgaon?2,338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiurgaon in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chiurgaon?68.5% (Census 2011)