Village · Mainpur, Raipur
# Chhaila

Chhaila is a village in Mainpur sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493891. The 2011 Census counted 818 people in 239 households, the 56th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 818 people (2011)
- 239 households
- 43.6% literacy
- 493891 PIN code

## Chhaila PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chhaila is 493891. Chhaila falls in Mainpur sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493891
- Gram panchayat Chikhli
- Community development block Mainpur
- Census village code 445443

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

## How far is Chhaila from nearby towns?
- Mainpur (sub-district HQ) 85 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ) 230 km by road
- Gariyaband (nearest town) 135 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chhaila?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhaila known for?

About 66% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chhaila

Of every 100 households in Chhaila in 2011, 9 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhaila · ■ Mainpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 9% 38%
- Toilet within the home 25% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 93%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 1% 46%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 0% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 50% 38%
- Own their home 98% 96%

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

## What is the population of Chhaila?

■ Chhaila · ■ Mainpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.6% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 1018
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 969 985
- Working population 58.4% 51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 28.3% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 148 (31%) · ■ Other work 12 (3%) · ■ Marginal 318 (67%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mainpur
- Bhutbeda 851 people
- Shobha 850 people
- Mudagaon 828 people
- Nawapara 819 people
- Gona 803 people
- Kandsar 785 people
- Chikhali 784 people
- Gudbheli 784 people

All 177 villages in Mainpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chhaila? 493891
- How far is Chhaila from Raipur? 230 km by road
- What is the population of Chhaila? 818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhaila in? Raipur district (Mainpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhaila? 43.6% (Census 2011)

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