# Chichgaon Village, Thanakhamria, Durg (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Thanakhamria, Durg 

# Chichgaon

Chichgaon is a village in Thanakhamria sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491338**. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 168 households**, the 42nd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 782people (2011)
- 168households
- 74.7%literacy
- 491338PIN code

## Chichgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chichgaon is 491338.** Chichgaon falls in Thanakhamria sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491338
- Gram panchayatChijgaon
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442241

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

## How far is Chichgaon from nearby towns?

- Thanakhamria (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)75 km by road
- Thanakhamria (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 Chichgaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chichgaon; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thalka
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khamhariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Chichgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 84% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Chichgaon

Of every 100 households in Chichgaon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chichgaon · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**79%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****85%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****41%**

**44%

Television ****26%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Chichgaon?

■ Chichgaon · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123**

**988

Working population ****50.1%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 63.8% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (76%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Thanakhamria

- Akola790 people
- Chikhali788 people
- Hardas786 people
- Gadaghat783 people
- Lalpur769 people
- Karmu758 people
- Sauri747 people
- Tendo737 people

[All 77 villages in Thanakhamria](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/thanakhamria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chichgaon?491338
- How far is Chichgaon from Durg?75 km by road
- What is the population of Chichgaon?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichgaon in?Durg district (Thanakhamria sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chichgaon?74.7% (Census 2011)