# Gangchuwa Village, Kawardha, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kawardha, Kabeerdham 

# Gangchuwa

Gangchuwa is a village in Kawardha sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 89 households**, the 147th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 472people (2011)
- 89households
- 63.8%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Gangchuwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangchuwa is 491995.** Gangchuwa falls in Kawardha sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatSinghanpuri
- Community development blockKawardha
- Census village code439180

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

## How far is Gangchuwa from nearby towns?

- Kawardha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)6 km by road
- Kawardha (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 Gangchuwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gangchuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kawardha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kawardha
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 85% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Gangchuwa

Of every 100 households in Gangchuwa in 2011, 72 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangchuwa · ■ Kawardha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****87%**

**63%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gangchuwa?

■ Gangchuwa · ■ Kawardha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**981

Working population ****53.2%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 49.2% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (33%) · **■** Other work 29 (12%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

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

- Gegda489 people
- Bhanpur485 people
- Kodar484 people
- Charbhatha478 people
- Talpur467 people
- Khandsara462 people
- Junwani446 people
- Sarangpur Khurd444 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangchuwa?491995
- How far is Gangchuwa from Kawardha?6 km by road
- What is the population of Gangchuwa?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangchuwa in?Kabeerdham district (Kawardha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangchuwa?63.8% (Census 2011)