# Cherkanti Village, Bijapur, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijapur, Bijapur 

# Cherkanti

Cherkanti is a village in Bijapur sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494444**. The 2011 Census counted **384 people in 98 households**, the 44th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 35.2%.

- 384people (2011)
- 98households
- 24.0%literacy
- 494444PIN code

## Cherkanti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Cherkanti is 494444.** Cherkanti falls in Bijapur sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494444
- Gram panchayatKadenar
- Community development blockBijapur
- Census village code451013

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

## How far is Cherkanti from nearby towns?

- Bijapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Bijapur (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 Cherkanti?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Cherkanti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Cherkanti known for?

About 29% of the 1,254 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Cherkanti

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

■ Cherkanti · ■ Bijapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Tap water ****8%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****78%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Cherkanti?

■ Cherkanti · ■ Bijapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.0%**

**35.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**982

Working population ****67.4%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.9% for men and 13.9% for women. 67% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 257 (99%)

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 Bijapur

- Japeli430 people
- Kachalaram416 people
- Chinnakodepal411 people
- Manjhiguda404 people
- Gampur378 people
- Mirganghotul362 people
- Munga352 people
- Midte349 people

[All 97 villages in Bijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bijapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Cherkanti?494444
- How far is Cherkanti from Bijapur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Cherkanti?384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cherkanti in?Bijapur district (Bijapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Cherkanti?24.0% (Census 2011)