# Chitrakot Village, Lohandiguda, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/lohandiguda/chitrakot/ Village · Lohandiguda, Bastar # Chitrakot Chitrakot is a village in Lohandiguda sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494010**. The 2011 Census counted **3,587 people in 834 households**, the 2nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 38.8%. - 3,587people (2011) - 834households - 46.2%literacy - 494010PIN code ## Chitrakot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chitrakot is 494010.** Chitrakot falls in Lohandiguda sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494010 - Gram panchayatChitrakot - Community development blockLohandiguda - Census village code449193 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitrakot from nearby towns? - Lohandiguda (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)35 km by road - Jagdalpur (nearest town)35 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 Chitrakot? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chitrakot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Usaribeda - ○Degree college10+ km · Dharampura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Chitrakot known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 36% of the 2,288 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Chitrakot Of every 100 households in Chitrakot in 2011, 50 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chitrakot · ■ Lohandiguda rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **42% Toilet within the home ****3%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****46%** **34% Television ****7%** **6% Mobile phone ****10%** **9% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **50% Own their home ****96%** **98% 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 Chitrakot? ■ Chitrakot · ■ Lohandiguda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%** **38.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035** **1019 Working population ****54.4%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.9% for men and 33.6% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 812 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 357 (18%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (11%) · **■** Marginal 548 (28%) 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 Lohandiguda - Gadhiya4,100 people - Belar2,838 people - Badanji2,711 people - Parapur2,653 people - Mardum2,471 people [All 87 villages in Lohandiguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/lohandiguda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chitrakot?494010 - How far is Chitrakot from Jagdalpur?35 km by road - What is the population of Chitrakot?3,587 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitrakot in?Bastar district (Lohandiguda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chitrakot?46.2% (Census 2011)