# Chicha Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/chicha/ Village · Dhamdha, Durg # Chicha Chicha is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,194 people in 389 households**, the 19th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 2,194people (2011) - 389households - 76.5%literacy - 491001PIN code ## Chicha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chicha is 491001.** Chicha falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491001 - Gram panchayatChicha - Community development blockDhamdha - Census village code442453 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chicha from nearby towns? - Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Durg (district HQ)35 km by road - Dhamdha (nearest town)24 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 Chicha? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chicha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalbandha - ○Degree college10+ km · Durg - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Chicha known for? The main crops are **paddy and soyabean**. About 77% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Chicha Of every 100 households in Chicha in 2011, 91 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chicha · ■ Dhamdha rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **85% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****82%** **55% Television ****44%** **37% Mobile phone ****50%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chicha? ■ Chicha · ■ Dhamdha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **943 Working population ****54.8%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 64.2% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 572 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (4%) · **■** Marginal 292 (24%) 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 Dhamdha - Dania2,422 people - Aheri2,388 people - Nardha2,321 people - Patharia2,203 people - Semaria2,075 people - Akola2,046 people - Kandarka1,995 people - Pendri Deori1,961 people [All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chicha?491001 - How far is Chicha from Durg?35 km by road - What is the population of Chicha?2,194 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chicha in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chicha?76.5% (Census 2011)