# Chalcher Village, Orchha, Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Orchha, Narayanpur 

# Chalcher

Chalcher is a village in Orchha sub-district of Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494226**. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 36 households**, the 37th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%.

- 248people (2011)
- 36households
- 19.3%literacy
- 494226PIN code

## Chalcher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalcher is 494226.** Chalcher falls in Orchha sub-district, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494226
- Gram panchayatAader
- Community development blockAbhujhmad
- Census village code450006

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

## How far is Chalcher from nearby towns?

- Orchha (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Narayanpur (district HQ)122 km by road
- Narayanpur (nearest town)122 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 Chalcher?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chalcher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Orchha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narayanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narayanpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Chalcher known for?

The main crops are **kosra, paddy and millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chalcher

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

■ Chalcher · ■ Orchha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**10%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**63%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chalcher?

■ Chalcher · ■ Orchha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.3%**

**33.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**992

Working population ****44.4%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.5% for men and 11.2% for women. 39% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 10 (9%)

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 Orchha

- Kandadi270 people
- Tahkawada267 people
- Toynar260 people
- Hasnar254 people
- Nednar246 people
- Rotad246 people
- Karangul242 people
- Garpa237 people

[All 237 villages in Orchha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/narayanpur/orchha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalcher?494226
- How far is Chalcher from Narayanpur?122 km by road
- What is the population of Chalcher?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalcher in?Narayanpur district (Orchha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalcher?19.3% (Census 2011)