# Chimarkel Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Chimarkel

Chimarkel is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493554**. The 2011 Census counted **1,435 people in 381 households**, the 18th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,435people (2011)
- 381households
- 69.0%literacy
- 493554PIN code

## Chimarkel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chimarkel is 493554.** Chimarkel falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493554
- Gram panchayatChimarkel
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445833

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

## How far is Chimarkel from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)112 km by road
- Basna (nearest town)12 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 Chimarkel?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chimarkel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhphuljhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Chimarkel known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and black gram**. About 88% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Chimarkel

Of every 100 households in Chimarkel in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chimarkel · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****98%**

**38%

Television ****8%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Chimarkel?

■ Chimarkel · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**961

Working population ****48.7%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 54.6% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 161 (23%)

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 Basna

- Salkhand1,545 people
- Baroli1,534 people
- Durugpali1,487 people
- Gourtek1,446 people
- Ankori1,393 people
- Santpali1,379 people
- Mednipur1,369 people
- Umariya1,359 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chimarkel?493554
- How far is Chimarkel from Mahasamund?112 km by road
- What is the population of Chimarkel?1,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chimarkel in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chimarkel?69.0% (Census 2011)