# Chitakatharra Village, Kharsia, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kharsia, Raigarh 

# Chitakatharra

Chitakatharra is a village in Kharsia sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496665**. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 73 households**, the 127th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 305people (2011)
- 73households
- 82.7%literacy
- 496665PIN code

## Chitakatharra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chitakatharra is 496665.** Chitakatharra falls in Kharsia sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496665
- Gram panchayatFarkanara
- Community development blockKharsia
- Census village code435155

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

## How far is Chitakatharra from nearby towns?

- Kharsia (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kharsia (nearest town)20 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 Chitakatharra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chitakatharra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharsia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Chitakatharra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sesamum and black gram**. About 40% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Chitakatharra

Of every 100 households in Chitakatharra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chitakatharra · ■ Kharsia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Chitakatharra?

■ Chitakatharra · ■ Kharsia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**974

Working population ****48.2%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 74.1% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (84%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 12 (8%)

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 Kharsia

- Chhotejam Pali324 people
- Kalmi321 people
- Amapali318 people
- Bhadripali313 people
- Kalmipat291 people
- Kukricholi261 people
- Bhaluchuwa250 people
- Amadol221 people

[All 137 villages in Kharsia](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitakatharra?496665
- How far is Chitakatharra from Raigarh?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chitakatharra?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitakatharra in?Raigarh district (Kharsia sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chitakatharra?82.7% (Census 2011)