# Chiwarakuta Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Chiwarakuta

Chiwarakuta is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **903 people in 220 households**, the 70th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 903people (2011)
- 220households
- 77.0%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Chiwarakuta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chiwarakuta is 491995.** Chiwarakuta falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatChiwarakuta
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code446055

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

## How far is Chiwarakuta from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)135 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)24 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 Chiwarakuta?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chiwarakuta; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paikin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 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 Chiwarakuta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 51% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Chiwarakuta

Of every 100 households in Chiwarakuta in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chiwarakuta · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**82%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**63%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chiwarakuta?

■ Chiwarakuta · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**953

Working population ****56.6%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 67.7% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (57%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (6%) · **■** Marginal 108 (21%)

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

- Chandibhauna927 people
- Rimji917 people
- Antarjhala910 people
- Bajibahal908 people
- Palsapali900 people
- Risekela895 people
- Khamharpali881 people
- Arjunda876 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiwarakuta?491995
- How far is Chiwarakuta from Mahasamund?135 km by road
- What is the population of Chiwarakuta?903 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiwarakuta in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chiwarakuta?77.0% (Census 2011)