# Charota Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balod, Durg 

# Charota

Charota is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491226**. The 2011 Census counted **562 people in 128 households**, the 76th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 562people (2011)
- 128households
- 81.5%literacy
- 491226PIN code

## Charota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charota is 491226.** Charota falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491226
- Gram panchayatUmradah
- Community development blockSanjaribalod
- Census village code443206

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

## How far is Charota from nearby towns?

- Balod (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)52 km by road
- Balod (nearest town)6 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 Charota?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Charota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhalmala
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balod
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Charota known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 79% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Charota

Of every 100 households in Charota in 2011, 96 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charota · ■ Balod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****94%**

**76%

Television ****25%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Charota?

■ Charota · ■ Balod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**990

Working population ****50.7%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 70.3% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (9%) · **■** Marginal 70 (25%)

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 Balod

- Kharthuli593 people
- Kherthadih586 people
- Deur Tarai583 people
- Pakur Bhat566 people
- Kande539 people
- Amalidih F.V.536 people
- Sundra502 people
- Matiya477 people

[All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charota?491226
- How far is Charota from Durg?52 km by road
- What is the population of Charota?562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charota in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Charota?81.5% (Census 2011)