# Cholnar Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/cholnar/ Village · Bakavand, Bastar # Cholnar Cholnar is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494556**. The 2011 Census counted **1,469 people in 340 households**, the 41st largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%. - 1,469people (2011) - 340households - 54.1%literacy - 494556PIN code ## Cholnar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cholnar is 494556.** Cholnar falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494556 - Gram panchayatCholnar - Community development blockBakaband - Census village code449451 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cholnar from nearby towns? - Bakawand (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)17 km by road - Jagdalpur (nearest town)17 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 Cholnar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Cholnar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghatlohga - ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bastar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Cholnar known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and madiya**. About 39% of the 1,117 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Cholnar Of every 100 households in Cholnar in 2011, 58 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Cholnar · ■ Bakavand rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **58% Toilet within the home ****3%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **96% Tap water ****2%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****6%** **38% Television ****10%** **10% Mobile phone ****12%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****15%** **26% Own their home ****97%** **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 Cholnar? ■ Cholnar · ■ Bakavand rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **52.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076** **994 Working population ****57.2%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 41.0% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 697 (83%) 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 - Maretha1,578 people - Nalpawand1,547 people - Borigaon1,523 people - Dhanpur1,471 people - Udiyapal1,463 people - Korta1,447 people - Chitaloor1,367 people - Bhejripadar1,359 people [All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cholnar?494556 - How far is Cholnar from Jagdalpur?17 km by road - What is the population of Cholnar?1,469 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cholnar in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Cholnar?54.1% (Census 2011)