# Gandhara Chua Village, Sarangarh, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sarangarh, Raigarh 

# Gandhara Chua

Gandhara Chua is a village in Sarangarh sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496445**. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 158 households**, the 141st largest of 274 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 564people (2011)
- 158households
- 70.4%literacy
- 496445PIN code

## Gandhara Chua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhara Chua is 496445.** Gandhara Chua falls in Sarangarh sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496445
- Gram panchayatKanakbira
- Community development blockSarangarh
- Census village code435411

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

## How far is Gandhara Chua from nearby towns?

- Sarangarh (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)72 km by road
- Sarangarh (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 Gandhara Chua?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhara Chua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanak Bir
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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

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 Gandhara Chua known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pea nut**. About 88% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Gandhara Chua

Of every 100 households in Gandhara Chua in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gandhara Chua · ■ Sarangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****70%**

**31%

Television ****29%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gandhara Chua?

■ Gandhara Chua · ■ Sarangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**948

Working population ****54.1%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 56.1% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 153 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (37%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 32 (10%)

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 Sarangarh

- Dumardih589 people
- Parasda586 people
- Ramtek585 people
- Bandhapali576 people
- Dandaidih556 people
- Chikhli550 people
- Banhar541 people
- Kharwari Chhote540 people

[All 288 villages in Sarangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/sarangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhara Chua?496445
- How far is Gandhara Chua from Raigarh?72 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhara Chua?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhara Chua in?Raigarh district (Sarangarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhara Chua?70.4% (Census 2011)