# Charauda Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Charauda

Charauda is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493449**. The 2011 Census counted **1,063 people in 268 households**, the 56th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,063people (2011)
- 268households
- 67.2%literacy
- 493449PIN code

## Charauda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charauda is 493449.** Charauda falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493449
- Gram panchayatCharauda
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446343

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

## How far is Charauda from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)84 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)27 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 Charauda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Charauda; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhurkoni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Charauda known for?

About 70% of the 559 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Charauda

Of every 100 households in Charauda in 2011, 66 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charauda · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**55%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Charauda?

■ Charauda · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**983

Working population ****53.8%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 50.7% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 268 (47%)

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 Pithora

- Durugpali1,108 people
- Sarkada1,099 people
- Bartunga1,080 people
- Chhuwali Patera(Chhuwal1,079 people
- Paraswani1,058 people
- Chhibarra1,057 people
- Thakurdaya Kalan1,052 people
- Khursipahar1,041 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charauda?493449
- How far is Charauda from Mahasamund?84 km by road
- What is the population of Charauda?1,063 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charauda in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Charauda?67.2% (Census 2011)