# Chirchari Kalan Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/chirchari-kalan/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Chirchari Kalan Chirchari Kalan is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491668**. The 2011 Census counted **1,714 people in 358 households**, the 6th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,714people (2011) - 358households - 73.2%literacy - 491668PIN code ## Chirchari Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chirchari Kalan is 491668.** Chirchari Kalan falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491668 - Gram panchayatChirchari Kalan - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code440993 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chirchari Kalan from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)45 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town)18 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 Chirchari Kalan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chirchari Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumarda - ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Chirchari Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 83% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Chirchari Kalan Of every 100 households in Chirchari Kalan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chirchari Kalan · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **84% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **88% Tap water ****5%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****81%** **83% Television ****25%** **21% Mobile phone ****16%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chirchari Kalan? ■ Chirchari Kalan · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **1008 Working population ****56.5%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 61.4% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (41%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (5%) · **■** Marginal 427 (44%) 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 - Khobha1,878 people - Bamhni Charbhatha1,815 people - Gainda Tola1,801 people - Belargondi1,722 people - Kumarda1,684 people - Charbhatha1,666 people - Salhe Tola1,658 people - Amgaon1,656 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chirchari Kalan?491668 - How far is Chirchari Kalan from Rajnandgaon?45 km by road - What is the population of Chirchari Kalan?1,714 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chirchari Kalan in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chirchari Kalan?73.2% (Census 2011)