# Charra Village, Kurud, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/charra/ Village · Kurud, Dhamtari # Charra Charra is a village in Kurud sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493663**. The 2011 Census counted **3,403 people in 655 households**, the 4th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%. - 3,403people (2011) - 655households - 76.7%literacy - 493663PIN code ## Charra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charra is 493663.** Charra falls in Kurud sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493663 - Gram panchayatCharra - Community development blockKurud - Census village code446890 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charra from nearby towns? - Kurud (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Dhamtari (district HQ)25 km by road - Raipur (nearest town)57 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 Charra? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Charra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurud - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kurud - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kurud - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Charra known for? About 84% of the 1,055 hectares of village land is sown, and 508 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 Charra Of every 100 households in Charra in 2011, 92 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Charra · ■ Kurud rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****20%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **74% Tap water ****3%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****28%** **60% Television ****45%** **47% Mobile phone ****35%** **36% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **17% Own their home ****97%** **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 Charra? ■ Charra · ■ Kurud rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **78.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130** **966 Working population ****50.9%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 67.4% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 589 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 810 (47%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 256 (15%) · **■** Marginal 42 (2%) 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 Kurud - Madeli3,994 people - Nari3,541 people - Semra3,461 people - Parkhanda3,305 people - Sirri3,151 people - Mandraud3,123 people - Kosmarra3,040 people [All 132 villages in Kurud](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charra?493663 - How far is Charra from Dhamtari?25 km by road - What is the population of Charra?3,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charra in?Dhamtari district (Kurud sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Charra?76.7% (Census 2011)