# Chakarda Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/chakarda/ Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Chakarda Chakarda is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,909 people in 411 households**, the 9th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,909people (2011) - 411households - 52.6%literacy - 493558PIN code ## Chakarda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chakarda is 493558.** Chakarda falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493558 - Gram panchayatChakarda - Community development blockSaraipali - Census village code445885 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakarda from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)122 km by road - Saraipali (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 Chakarda? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chakarda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saraipali - ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chakarda known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 80% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Chakarda Of every 100 households in Chakarda in 2011, 86 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chakarda · ■ Saraipali rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **82% Toilet within the home ****1%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****78%** **63% Television ****16%** **20% Mobile phone ****18%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **22% 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 Chakarda? ■ Chakarda · ■ Saraipali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085** **953 Working population ****55.1%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 37.8% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 326 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 375 (36%) 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 Saraipali - Balsi2,082 people - Toresingha2,060 people - Kutela2,059 people - Jognipali1,933 people - Banigirola1,873 people - Baradoli1,806 people - Kisdi1,684 people - Paikin1,648 people [All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chakarda?493558 - How far is Chakarda from Mahasamund?122 km by road - What is the population of Chakarda?1,909 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakarda in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chakarda?52.6% (Census 2011)