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

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Choknar

Choknar is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494224**. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 183 households**, the 77th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 759people (2011)
- 183households
- 48.7%literacy
- 494224PIN code

## Choknar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code494224
- Gram panchayatChoknar
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449398

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

## How far is Choknar from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)15 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 Choknar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Choknar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karpawand
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Choknar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 43% of the 536 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Choknar

Of every 100 households in Choknar in 2011, 49 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Choknar · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**58%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****53%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****53%**

**38%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Choknar?

■ Choknar · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1478**

**994

Working population ****62.2%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 36.8% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 153 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 296 (63%)

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

- Paikpal788 people
- Komar784 people
- Gumdel783 people
- Bhirlinga773 people
- Mohlai735 people
- Chapapadar732 people
- Farasara713 people
- Suwachondi713 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Choknar?494224
- How far is Choknar from Jagdalpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Choknar?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Choknar in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Choknar?48.7% (Census 2011)