# Chhapara Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Chhapara

Chhapara is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 122 households**, the 114th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 604people (2011)
- 122households
- 74.7%literacy
- 491445PIN code

## Chhapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhapara is 491445.** Chhapara falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491445
- Gram panchayatSaloni
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440553

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

## How far is Chhapara from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)32 km by road
- Dongargarh (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 Chhapara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chhapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Dhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Chhapara known for?

About 86% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Chhapara

Of every 100 households in Chhapara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhapara · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****93%**

**71%

Television ****16%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Chhapara?

■ Chhapara · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**959

Working population ****57.8%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 63.8% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (44%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 90 (26%)

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 Dongargarh

- Chhote Kusmi618 people
- Kothitola612 people
- Khairbana610 people
- Kalkasa605 people
- Govindpur601 people
- Kotnapani595 people
- Kurrubhat595 people
- Mangi Khuta589 people

[All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhapara?491445
- How far is Chhapara from Rajnandgaon?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chhapara?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhapara in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhapara?74.7% (Census 2011)