# Kerakachhar Village, Baloda, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/kerakachhar/ Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa # Kerakachhar Kerakachhar is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493663**. The 2011 Census counted **1,575 people in 410 households**, the 20th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,575people (2011) - 410households - 56.3%literacy - 493663PIN code ## Kerakachhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kerakachhar is 493663.** Kerakachhar falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493663 - Gram panchayatGatwa - Community development blockBaloda - Census village code436698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kerakachhar from nearby towns? - Baloda (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)28 km by road - Baloda (nearest town)28 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 Kerakachhar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kerakachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pantora - ○Degree college10+ km · Janjgir - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Kerakachhar known for? The main crops are **paddy, lakh and linseed**. Products made here include leaf plates and broom. About 44% of the 642 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Kerakachhar Of every 100 households in Kerakachhar in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kerakachhar · ■ Baloda rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **86% Toilet within the home ****1%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****39%** **21% Television ****17%** **19% Mobile phone ****1%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **40% 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 Kerakachhar? ■ Kerakachhar · ■ Baloda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **968 Working population ****55.7%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 43.5% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (2%) · **■** Marginal 814 (93%) 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 Baloda - Nawgawan1,678 people - Kandara1,622 people - Birgahani1,588 people - Hardibisal1,583 people - Bhilai1,540 people - Karmanda1,534 people - Ponch1,483 people - Beltukri1,337 people [All 69 villages in Baloda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kerakachhar?493663 - How far is Kerakachhar from Janjgir?28 km by road - What is the population of Kerakachhar?1,575 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kerakachhar in?Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kerakachhar?56.3% (Census 2011)