# Cholnar Village, Kuakonda – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuakonda, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Cholnar

Cholnar is a village in Kuakonda sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **919 people in 219 households**, the 19th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.4%.

- 919people (2011)
- 219households
- 69.0%literacy
- 494552PIN code

## Cholnar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Cholnar is 494552.** Cholnar falls in Kuakonda sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494552
- Gram panchayatKalepal
- Community development blockKuwakonda
- Census village code450247

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

## How far is Cholnar from nearby towns?

- Kuwakonda (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kirandul (nearest town)7 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 Cholnar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Cholnar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Firandul
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kirandul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Cholnar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kutki**. About 61% of the 592 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 Cholnar

Of every 100 households in Cholnar in 2011, 23 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Cholnar · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**5%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**40%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**72%

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 Cholnar?

■ Cholnar · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**47.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269**

**1018

Working population ****50.5%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 54.6% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 194 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (15%) · **■** Marginal 201 (43%)

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 Kuakonda

- Madadi1,034 people
- Samalwar1,024 people
- Burgum1,008 people
- Kadampal969 people
- Samgiri879 people
- Rewali870 people
- Kakadi813 people
- Hiroli802 people

[All 54 villages in Kuakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/kuakonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Cholnar?494552
- How far is Cholnar from Dantewada?45 km by road
- What is the population of Cholnar?919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cholnar in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Kuakonda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Cholnar?69.0% (Census 2011)