# Chichbod Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/chichbod/ Village · Balod, Durg # Chichbod Chichbod is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491226**. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 253 households**, the 35th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,201people (2011) - 253households - 79.8%literacy - 491226PIN code ## Chichbod PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chichbod is 491226.** Chichbod falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491226 - Gram panchayatChichbod - Community development blockSanjaribalod - Census village code443202 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chichbod from nearby towns? - Balod (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Durg (district HQ)60 km by road - Balod (nearest town)10 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 Chichbod? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chichbod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawagaon - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Chichbod known for? The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 85% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 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 Chichbod Of every 100 households in Chichbod in 2011, 93 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chichbod · ■ Balod rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****28%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **69% Tap water ****0%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****92%** **76% Television ****35%** **37% Mobile phone ****41%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **18% Own their home ****95%** **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 Chichbod? ■ Chichbod · ■ Balod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **990 Working population ****46.0%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 67.5% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 259 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (40%) · **■** Other work 61 (11%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Balod - Angari1,248 people - Ghumka1,235 people - Bhoinapar1,234 people - Sankara K1,234 people - Londi1,185 people - Kohanga Tola1,176 people - Devinawagaon1,165 people - Mullagura1,158 people [All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chichbod?491226 - How far is Chichbod from Durg?60 km by road - What is the population of Chichbod?1,201 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chichbod in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chichbod?79.8% (Census 2011)