# Chhigura Village, Sonhat, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhat, Koriya 

# Chhigura

Chhigura is a village in Sonhat sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495334**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 45 households**, the 74th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 221people (2011)
- 45households
- 61.2%literacy
- 495334PIN code

## Chhigura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhigura is 495334.** Chhigura falls in Sonhat sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495334
- Gram panchayatKachhadi
- Community development blockSonhat
- Census village code431555

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

## How far is Chhigura from nearby towns?

- Sonhat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)40 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 Chhigura?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chhigura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonhat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chhigura known for?

About 44% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Chhigura

Of every 100 households in Chhigura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhigura · ■ Sonhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Chhigura?

■ Chhigura · ■ Sonhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**966

Working population ****58.8%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 50.6% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 77 (59%)

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 Sonhat

- Angwahi235 people
- Salgawan Khurd231 people
- Birawlidand227 people
- Udheni227 people
- Bhaluwar217 people
- Rajpuri204 people
- Dewtidand199 people
- Dhanpur199 people

[All 105 villages in Sonhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/sonhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhigura?495334
- How far is Chhigura from Baikunthpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chhigura?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhigura in?Koriya district (Sonhat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhigura?61.2% (Census 2011)