# Chirchar Village, Gunderdehi, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gunderdehi/chirchar/ Village · Gunderdehi, Durg # Chirchar Chirchar is a village in Gunderdehi sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,249 people in 230 households**, the 67th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 1,249people (2011) - 230households - 82.0%literacy - 491225PIN code ## Chirchar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chirchar is 491225.** Chirchar falls in Gunderdehi sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491225 - Gram panchayatChirchar - Community development blockGunderdehi - Census village code442781 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chirchar from nearby towns? - Gunderdehi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Durg (district HQ)30 km by road - Arjunda (nearest town)11 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 Chirchar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chirchar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhardakala - ○Degree college10+ km · Arjunda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chirchar known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 85% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Chirchar Of every 100 households in Chirchar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chirchar · ■ Gunderdehi rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****26%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****92%** **70% Television ****45%** **41% Mobile phone ****54%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chirchar? ■ Chirchar · ■ Gunderdehi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **81.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **983 Working population ****49.4%** **51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 72.1% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (11%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 66 (11%) · **■** Marginal 318 (52%) 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 - Matia1,288 people - Kajrabandha1,287 people - Mokha1,268 people - Pendri1,268 people - Kotgaon1,245 people - Kharra1,243 people - Bharda Khurd1,236 people - Nawagaon1,235 people [All 159 villages in Gunderdehi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gunderdehi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chirchar?491225 - How far is Chirchar from Durg?30 km by road - What is the population of Chirchar?1,249 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chirchar in?Durg district (Gunderdehi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chirchar?82.0% (Census 2011)