# Cherwapara Village, Baikunthpur, Koriya (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya 

# Cherwapara

Cherwapara is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497335**. The 2011 Census counted **678 people in 164 households**, the 69th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 678people (2011)
- 164households
- 79.4%literacy
- 497335PIN code

## Cherwapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Cherwapara is 497335.** Cherwapara falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497335
- Gram panchayatCherwapara
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code431388

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

## How far is Cherwapara from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)5 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)5 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 Cherwapara?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Cherwapara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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, canal / river 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 Cherwapara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 49% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Cherwapara

Of every 100 households in Cherwapara in 2011, 60 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Cherwapara · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**94%

Use banking services ****74%**

**63%

Television ****24%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Cherwapara?

■ Cherwapara · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**961

Working population ****47.2%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (21%) · **■** Marginal 200 (62%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Amarpur704 people
- Parcha693 people
- Pipardand690 people
- Ajokhurd678 people
- Chharchha667 people
- Kadamnara655 people
- Karahiya Khand639 people
- Mudijhariya613 people

[All 125 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Cherwapara?497335
- How far is Cherwapara from Baikunthpur?5 km by road
- What is the population of Cherwapara?678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cherwapara in?Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Cherwapara?79.4% (Census 2011)