# Chhanta Village, Kawardha, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kawardha, Kabeerdham 

# Chhanta

Chhanta is a village in Kawardha sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491336**. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 120 households**, the 131st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 553people (2011)
- 120households
- 67.8%literacy
- 491336PIN code

## Chhanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhanta is 491336.** Chhanta falls in Kawardha sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491336
- Gram panchayatMohgaon
- Community development blockKawardha
- Census village code439075

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

## How far is Chhanta from nearby towns?

- Kawardha (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)21 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)6 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 Chhanta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chhanta; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kawardha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Chhanta known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, gram and paddy**. About 79% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Chhanta

Of every 100 households in Chhanta in 2011, 89 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhanta · ■ Kawardha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****61%**

**63%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Chhanta?

■ Chhanta · ■ Kawardha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1654**

**981

Working population ****47.6%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 53.7% for women. 57% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (49%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Kawardha

- Singhanpuri574 people
- Jhirna556 people
- Khuntu556 people
- Nawagaon554 people
- Gorakhpur550 people
- Anchhi543 people
- Khaira531 people
- Lochan531 people

[All 182 villages in Kawardha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/kawardha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhanta?491336
- How far is Chhanta from Kawardha?21 km by road
- What is the population of Chhanta?553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhanta in?Kabeerdham district (Kawardha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhanta?67.8% (Census 2011)