# Chakwe Village, Arang, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Arang, Raipur 

# Chakwe

Chakwe is a village in Arang sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,466 people in 290 households**, the 83rd largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,466people (2011)
- 290households
- 68.4%literacy
- 493225PIN code

## Chakwe PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakwe is 493225.** Chakwe falls in Arang sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493225
- Gram panchayatChakwe
- Community development blockChandkhurai
- Census village code444466

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

## How far is Chakwe from nearby towns?

- Arang (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)56 km by road
- Kharora (nearest town)16 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 Chakwe?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chakwe; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kostangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Chakwe known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and lakh**. About 76% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Chakwe

Of every 100 households in Chakwe in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chakwe · ■ Arang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****26%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****67%**

**52%

Television ****42%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Chakwe?

■ Chakwe · ■ Arang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**980

Working population ****53.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 58.2% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 325 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (17%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 313 (40%)

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 Arang

- Darba-11,502 people
- Chhatouna1,499 people
- Nagpura1,489 people
- Gukhera1,473 people
- Ghorbhatti1,449 people
- Bahnakadi1,411 people
- Khorsi1,407 people
- Birbira1,398 people

[All 165 villages in Arang](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/arang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakwe?493225
- How far is Chakwe from Raipur?56 km by road
- What is the population of Chakwe?1,466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakwe in?Raipur district (Arang sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakwe?68.4% (Census 2011)