# Chaurel Village, Gunderdehi, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gunderdehi/chaurel/ Village · Gunderdehi, Durg # Chaurel Chaurel is a village in Gunderdehi sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,546 people in 321 households**, the 37th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 1,546people (2011) - 321households - 80.0%literacy - 491225PIN code ## Chaurel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chaurel is 491225.** Chaurel falls in Gunderdehi sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491225 - Gram panchayatChaurel - Community development blockGunderdehi - Census village code442844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaurel from nearby towns? - Gunderdehi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Durg (district HQ)45 km by road - Gunderdehi (nearest town)15 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 Chaurel? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chaurel; 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gunderdehi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 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 Chaurel known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 77% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Chaurel Of every 100 households in Chaurel in 2011, 88 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chaurel · ■ Gunderdehi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****13%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****90%** **70% Television ****33%** **41% Mobile phone ****19%** **35% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **15% 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 Chaurel? ■ Chaurel · ■ Gunderdehi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **81.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **983 Working population ****57.6%** **51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 72.5% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 624 (70%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 83 (9%) 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 Gunderdehi - Kasauda1,590 people - Tamora1,572 people - Gureda1,567 people - Kamraud1,561 people - Parastarai1,544 people - Bhilai1,543 people - Parsada1,519 people - Mahud1,516 people [All 159 villages in Gunderdehi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gunderdehi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chaurel?491225 - How far is Chaurel from Durg?45 km by road - What is the population of Chaurel?1,546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaurel in?Durg district (Gunderdehi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chaurel?80.0% (Census 2011)