Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa # Charpara Charpara is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494337. The 2011 Census counted 320 people in 71 households, the 83rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 320 people (2011) - 71 households - 74.2% literacy - 494337 PIN code ## Charpara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Charpara is 494337. Charpara falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494337 - Gram panchayat Sonaidih - Community development block Bamhnidih - Census village code 436867 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Charpara from nearby towns? - Champa (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 30 km by road - Champa (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Charpara? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Charpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bamhnidih - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bamhnidih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saragaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Charpara known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and pigeon pea. About 77% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Charpara Of every 100 households in Charpara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Charpara · ■ Champa rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 88% - Toilet within the home 16% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 87% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 6% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 19% 20% - Television 30% 34% - Mobile phone 13% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 26% 29% - Own their home 86% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Charpara? ■ Charpara · ■ Champa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.2% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1013 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1208 935 - Working population 46.9% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 58.3% for women. 48% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (3%) · ■ Marginal 144 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Champa - Koniyapat 450 people - Amodi 426 people - Podikhurd 409 people - Auradih 369 people - Amjhar 317 people - Harrabhata 291 people All 86 villages in Champa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charpara? 494337 - How far is Charpara from Janjgir? 30 km by road - What is the population of Charpara? 320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charpara in? Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Charpara? 74.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/charpara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.