# Darchura Village, Simga, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/simga/darchura/ Village · Simga, Raipur # Darchura Darchura is a village in Simga sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,854 people in 587 households**, the 12th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 2,854people (2011) - 587households - 65.9%literacy - 493101PIN code ## Darchura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Darchura is 493101.** Darchura falls in Simga sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493101 - Gram panchayatDarchura - Community development blockSimga - Census village code443498 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darchura from nearby towns? - Simga (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)53 km by road - Raipur (nearest town)53 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 Darchura? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Darchura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Damakheda - ○Degree college10+ km · Simga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathband - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Darchura known for? About 58% of the 919 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Darchura Of every 100 households in Darchura in 2011, 84 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Darchura · ■ Simga rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **87% Toilet within the home ****8%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **85% Tap water ****9%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****22%** **43% Television ****29%** **32% Mobile phone ****25%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **24% Own their home ****95%** **93% 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 Darchura? ■ Darchura · ■ Simga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **983 Working population ****51.6%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 52.3% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 567 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 747 (51%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (3%) · **■** Marginal 110 (7%) 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 Simga - Bansankra3,060 people - Kirwai3,003 people - Rohra2,947 people - Suhela2,935 people - Kesda2,837 people - Nawapara2,825 people - Moh Bhatha2,815 people - Kachlon2,781 people [All 126 villages in Simga](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/simga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Darchura?493101 - How far is Darchura from Raipur?53 km by road - What is the population of Darchura?2,854 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darchura in?Raipur district (Simga sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Darchura?65.9% (Census 2011)