# Chherkapur Village, Nawagarh, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawagarh, Durg 

# Chherkapur

Chherkapur is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491337**. The 2011 Census counted **506 people in 113 households**, the 139th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 506people (2011)
- 113households
- 74.4%literacy
- 491337PIN code

## Chherkapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chherkapur is 491337.** Chherkapur falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491337
- Gram panchayatKhairi
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code441757

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

## How far is Chherkapur from nearby towns?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)92 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)2 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 Chherkapur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chherkapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawagarh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nawagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Chherkapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 81% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chherkapur

Of every 100 households in Chherkapur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chherkapur · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**35%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Chherkapur?

■ Chherkapur · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1839**

**971

Working population ****46.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 63.6% for women. 48% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Nawagarh

- Dudhiya519 people
- Khapri509 people
- Dhobni Khurd508 people
- Bordehi507 people
- Kawara Jeora502 people
- Nawalpur499 people
- Buchipur493 people
- Mardehi492 people

[All 185 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chherkapur?491337
- How far is Chherkapur from Durg?92 km by road
- What is the population of Chherkapur?506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chherkapur in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chherkapur?74.4% (Census 2011)