# Chikhala Kasa Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/chikhala-kasa/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Chikhala Kasa Chikhala Kasa is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,260 people in 237 households**, the 30th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,260people (2011) - 237households - 70.8%literacy - 491661PIN code ## Chikhala Kasa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikhala Kasa is 491661.** Chikhala Kasa falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491661 - Gram panchayatChikhala Kasa - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code441077 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikhala Kasa from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)56 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)56 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town)30 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 Chikhala Kasa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chikhala Kasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kujji - ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Chikhala Kasa known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 47% of the 783 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Chikhala Kasa Of every 100 households in Chikhala Kasa in 2011, 72 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikhala Kasa · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **84% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****97%** **83% Television ****14%** **21% Mobile phone ****14%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chikhala Kasa? ■ Chikhala Kasa · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238** **1008 Working population ****56.0%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 62.4% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 600 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 67 (9%) 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 Chhuriya - Kallu Banjari1,284 people - Badra Tola1,274 people - Gidarri1,273 people - Daihan1,266 people - Fafamar1,246 people - Jodhra1,245 people - Haidalkodo1,217 people - Bharri Tola1,211 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikhala Kasa?491661 - How far is Chikhala Kasa from Rajnandgaon?56 km by road - What is the population of Chikhala Kasa?1,260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikhala Kasa in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chikhala Kasa?70.8% (Census 2011)