Village · Chhindgarh, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
# Kawasiras

Kawasiras is a village in Chhindgarh sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494115. The 2011 Census counted 1,053 people in 203 households, the 29th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.6%.
- 1,053 people (2011)
- 203 households
- 35.3% literacy
- 494115 PIN code

## Kawasiras PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kawasiras is 494115. Kawasiras falls in Chhindgarh sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494115
- Gram panchayat Kodripal
- Community development block Chhindgarh
- Census village code 450588

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kawasiras from nearby towns?
- Chhindgarh (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ) 135 km by road
- Sukma (nearest town) 55 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kawasiras?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kawasiras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chhindgarh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sukma
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sukma
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kawasiras known for?

About 52% of the 1,268 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kawasiras

Of every 100 households in Kawasiras in 2011, 23 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kawasiras · ■ Chhindgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 23% 32%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 2% 9%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 5% 11%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 43% 56%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kawasiras?

■ Kawasiras · ■ Chhindgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 35.3% 38.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1162 1064
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1070 1013
- Working population 58.6% 56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.6% for men and 26.6% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 205 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 7 (1%) · ■ Marginal 402 (65%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chhindgarh
- Kanjipani 1,131 people
- Chipurpal 1,110 people
- Dabba 1,059 people
- Kawarakopa 1,059 people
- Michwar 1,001 people
- Chidpal 937 people
- Chiurwada 928 people
- Dhobanpal 910 people

All 78 villages in Chhindgarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kawasiras? 494115
- How far is Kawasiras from Dantewada? 135 km by road
- What is the population of Kawasiras? 1,053 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kawasiras in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Chhindgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kawasiras? 35.3% (Census 2011)

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