Village · Farasgaon, Bastar # Charkai Charkai is a village in Farasgaon sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494229. The 2011 Census counted 1,064 people in 220 households, the 30th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 1,064 people (2011) - 220 households - 57.5% literacy - 494229 PIN code ## Charkai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Charkai is 494229. Charkai falls in Farasgaon sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494229 - Gram panchayat Charkai - Community development block Pharasgaon - Census village code 448953 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Charkai from nearby towns? - Farasgaon (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ) 102 km by road - Farasgaon (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Charkai? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Charkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kondagaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kondagaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Charkai known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and black gram. About 45% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Charkai Of every 100 households in Charkai in 2011, 60 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Charkai · ■ Farasgaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 40% - Toilet within the home 2% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 95% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 97% 80% - Television 8% 8% - Mobile phone 13% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 12% 24% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Charkai? ■ Charkai · ■ Farasgaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.5% 57.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1078 1037 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 843 1004 - Working population 72.1% 67.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 48.3% for women. 70% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 138 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 44 (6%) · ■ Marginal 576 (75%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Farasgaon - Kulhadgaon 1,152 people - Godema 1,151 people - Funder 1,146 people - Kakodajaganar 1,092 people - Singarpuri 1,034 people - Mohpal 1,022 people - Hirri 1,007 people - Patoda 997 people All 103 villages in Farasgaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charkai? 494229 - How far is Charkai from Jagdalpur? 102 km by road - What is the population of Charkai? 1,064 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charkai in? Bastar district (Farasgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Charkai? 57.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/farasgaon/charkai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.