Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur
# Chichirda

Chichirda is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493526. The 2011 Census counted 2,145 people in 389 households, the 30th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.
- 2,145 people (2011)
- 389 households
- 60.2% literacy
- 493526 PIN code

## Chichirda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chichirda is 493526. Chichirda falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493526
- Gram panchayat Chichirda
- Community development block Balodabazar
- Census village code 443802

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chichirda from nearby towns?
- Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ) 104 km by road
- Baloda Bazar (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chichirda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chichirda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lahod
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chichirda known for?

The main crops are paddy and tivra. About 63% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chichirda

Of every 100 households in Chichirda in 2011, 43 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chichirda · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 43% 76%
- Toilet within the home 4% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 90%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 14% 33%
- Television 16% 27%
- Mobile phone 18% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 27%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chichirda?

■ Chichirda · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.2% 68.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1066 1007
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 976
- Working population 53.9% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 46.9% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 89 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (3%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 18 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1,017 (88%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baloda Bazar
- Mohtara 2,287 people
- Tilda 2,258 people
- Munda 2,190 people
- Kari 2,149 people
- Gindola 2,093 people
- Paijani 2,034 people
- Kukurdih 2,026 people
- Kokadi 2,025 people

All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chichirda? 493526
- How far is Chichirda from Raipur? 104 km by road
- What is the population of Chichirda? 2,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichirda in? Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chichirda? 60.2% (Census 2011)

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