# Chikaras Village, Chhindgarh – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Chhindgarh, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Chikaras

Chikaras is a village in Chhindgarh sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494111**. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 32 households**, the 76th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.6%.

- 144people (2011)
- 32households
- 34.7%literacy
- 494111PIN code

## Chikaras PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikaras is 494111.** Chikaras falls in Chhindgarh sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494111
- Gram panchayatChipurpal
- Community development blockChhindgarh
- Census village code450604

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

## How far is Chikaras from nearby towns?

- Chhindgarh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)99 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)95 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 Chikaras?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chikaras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chipurpal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhindgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sukma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sukma
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chikaras known for?

About 66% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Chikaras

Of every 100 households in Chikaras in 2011, 81 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikaras · ■ Chhindgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**9%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Chikaras?

■ Chikaras · ■ Chhindgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.7%**

**38.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**1064

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**1013

Working population ****54.9%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.5% for men and 22.2% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 78 (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 Chhindgarh

- Mundum274 people
- Mutheli252 people
- Phandiwar234 people
- Mahima185 people
- Bhandarras142 people
- Itagupha60 people

[All 78 villages in Chhindgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/chhindgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikaras?494111
- How far is Chikaras from Dantewada?99 km by road
- What is the population of Chikaras?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikaras in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Chhindgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikaras?34.7% (Census 2011)