# Chaknar Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/chaknar/ Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon # Chaknar Chaknar is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491888**. The 2011 Census counted **2,066 people in 413 households**, the 1st largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,066people (2011) - 413households - 71.3%literacy - 491888PIN code ## Chaknar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chaknar is 491888.** Chaknar falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491888 - Gram panchayatChaknar - Community development blockChhuikhadan - Census village code440124 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaknar from nearby towns? - Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)68 km by road - Gandai (nearest town)3 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 Chaknar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chaknar; 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gandai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gandai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parpodi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Chaknar known for? About 82% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 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 Chaknar Of every 100 households in Chaknar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chaknar · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **84% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **89% Tap water ****1%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **99% Use banking services ****31%** **57% Television ****34%** **21% Mobile phone ****36%** **20% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **28% Own their home ****96%** **97% 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 Chaknar? ■ Chaknar · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788** **996 Working population ****50.5%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.6% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 218 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 184 (18%) · **■** Marginal 307 (29%) 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 Chhuikhadan - Salhewara2,013 people - Katangi1,968 people - Bhurbhusi1,946 people - Amagaon1,941 people [All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chaknar?491888 - How far is Chaknar from Rajnandgaon?68 km by road - What is the population of Chaknar?2,066 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaknar in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chaknar?71.3% (Census 2011)