# Umarwahi Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/umarwahi/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Umarwahi Umarwahi is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494335**. The 2011 Census counted **1,542 people in 328 households**, the 14th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,542people (2011) - 328households - 77.5%literacy - 494335PIN code ## Umarwahi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Umarwahi is 494335.** Umarwahi falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494335 - Gram panchayatUmarwahi - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code441068 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Umarwahi from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)46 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)46 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 Umarwahi? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Umarwahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Umarwahi known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 14% of the 2,014 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 Umarwahi Of every 100 households in Umarwahi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Umarwahi · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **84% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **99% Use banking services ****95%** **83% Television ****36%** **21% Mobile phone ****54%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **18% Own their home ****90%** **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 Umarwahi? ■ Umarwahi · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **1008 Working population ****55.5%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 70.5% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 363 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (7%) · **■** Marginal 238 (28%) 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 - Amgaon1,656 people - Maharajpur1,648 people - Ghupsal1,609 people - Godalwahi1,585 people - Bucha Tola1,527 people - Joshilamti1,488 people - Rampur1,472 people - Halekosa1,433 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Umarwahi?494335 - How far is Umarwahi from Rajnandgaon?46 km by road - What is the population of Umarwahi?1,542 (Census 2011) - Which district is Umarwahi in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Umarwahi?77.5% (Census 2011)