Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon
# Chobhar

Chobhar is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491331. The 2011 Census counted 892 people in 185 households, the 69th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.
- 892 people (2011)
- 185 households
- 66.0% literacy
- 491331 PIN code

## Chobhar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chobhar is 491331. Chobhar falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491331
- Gram panchayat Chobhar
- Community development block Chhuikhadan
- Census village code 440073

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

## How far is Chobhar from nearby towns?
- Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ) 60 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 121 km by road
- Gandai (nearest town) 62 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chobhar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chobhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rampur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gandai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chobhar known for?

About 53% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chobhar

Of every 100 households in Chobhar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chobhar · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 84%
- Toilet within the home 4% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 89%
- Tap water 1% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 96% 57%
- Television 13% 21%
- Mobile phone 12% 20%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 28%
- Own their home 98% 97%

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

## What is the population of Chobhar?

■ Chobhar · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.0% 66.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1027 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 996
- Working population 56.2% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 50.0% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 114 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 68 (14%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 32 (6%) · ■ Marginal 284 (57%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chhuikhadan
- Lalpur 926 people
- Sambalpur 907 people
- Saraipatera 903 people
- Raimadwa 900 people
- Majgaon 871 people
- Ghirgholi 868 people
- Bundhan Bhath 855 people
- Darbantola 853 people

All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chobhar? 491331
- How far is Chobhar from Rajnandgaon? 121 km by road
- What is the population of Chobhar? 892 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chobhar in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chobhar? 66.0% (Census 2011)

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