Village · Kondagaon, Bastar # Cherang Cherang is a village in Kondagaon sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494226. The 2011 Census counted 612 people in 128 households, the 98th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%. - 612 people (2011) - 128 households - 18.4% literacy - 494226 PIN code ## Cherang PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Cherang is 494226. Cherang falls in Kondagaon sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494226 - Gram panchayat Temrugaon - Community development block Kondagaon - Census village code 448704 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Cherang from nearby towns? - Kondagaon (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ) 110 km by road - Kondagaon (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Cherang? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Cherang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kondagaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kondagaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kondagaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Cherang known for? About 27% of the 829 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Cherang Of every 100 households in Cherang in 2011, 26 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Cherang · ■ Kondagaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 26% 38% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 96% - Use banking services 2% 40% - Television 0% 7% - Mobile phone 0% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 74% 24% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Cherang? ■ Cherang · ■ Kondagaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 18.4% 49.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1013 1042 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 901 1021 - Working population 51.8% 52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 22.3% for men and 14.8% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 159 (50%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 8 (3%) · ■ Marginal 149 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kondagaon - Fukkagirola 619 people - Balasar 615 people - Jhara 614 people - Chema 613 people - Kachora 607 people - Nilji 600 people - Nagari 594 people - Nahkanar 586 people All 182 villages in Kondagaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherang? 494226 - How far is Cherang from Jagdalpur? 110 km by road - What is the population of Cherang? 612 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherang in? Bastar district (Kondagaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Cherang? 18.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/kondagaon/cherang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.