# Chichdo Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon 

# Chichdo

Chichdo is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491661**. The 2011 Census counted **811 people in 185 households**, the 73rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 811people (2011)
- 185households
- 67.6%literacy
- 491661PIN code

## Chichdo PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chichdo is 491661.** Chichdo falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491661
- Gram panchayatJantar
- Community development blockDongargaon
- Census village code441136

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chichdo from nearby towns?

- Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)33 km by road
- Dongargaon (nearest town)8 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 Chichdo?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chichdo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dongargaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dongargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chichdo known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 63% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Chichdo

Of every 100 households in Chichdo in 2011, 87 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chichdo · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****92%**

**78%

Television ****26%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Chichdo?

■ Chichdo · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**1002

Working population ****56.2%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (13%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (8%) · **■** Marginal 145 (32%)

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 Dongargaon

- Jamsararkalan861 people
- Buddhubharda854 people
- Salikjhiriya845 people
- Girgaon841 people
- Godri810 people
- Arsi Tola803 people
- Chamarray Tolagaon792 people
- Medha788 people

[All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chichdo?491661
- How far is Chichdo from Rajnandgaon?33 km by road
- What is the population of Chichdo?811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichdo in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chichdo?67.6% (Census 2011)