# Chalan Village, Mungeli, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mungeli, Bilaspur 

# Chalan

Chalan is a village in Mungeli sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495334**. The 2011 Census counted **539 people in 143 households**, the 145th largest of 260 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 539people (2011)
- 143households
- 61.5%literacy
- 495334PIN code

## Chalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalan is 495334.** Chalan falls in Mungeli sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495334
- Gram panchayatDhangaon
- Community development blockMungeli
- Census village code438170

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

## How far is Chalan from nearby towns?

- Mungeli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)59 km by road
- Mungeli (nearest town)9 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 Chalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mungeli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mungeli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mungeli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Chalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 71% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Chalan

Of every 100 households in Chalan in 2011, 78 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalan · ■ Mungeli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**43%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chalan?

■ Chalan · ■ Mungeli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**975

Working population ****54.0%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 42.4% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (66%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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 Mungeli

- Jhitkania567 people
- Kishanpur562 people
- Sambalpur561 people
- Bharda541 people
- Tarwarpur537 people
- Pachotia523 people
- Kurankapa522 people
- Gadaghat521 people

[All 278 villages in Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalan?495334
- How far is Chalan from Bilaspur?59 km by road
- What is the population of Chalan?539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalan in?Bilaspur district (Mungeli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalan?61.5% (Census 2011)