Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon # Chichola Chichola is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491881. The 2011 Census counted 1,329 people in 241 households, the 30th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,329 people (2011) - 241 households - 74.6% literacy - 491881 PIN code ## Chichola PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chichola is 491881. Chichola falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491881 - Gram panchayat Chichola - Community development block Khairagarh - Census village code 440381 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chichola from nearby towns? - Khairagarh (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 38 km by road - Khairagarh (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chichola? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chichola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mohara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khairagarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dongargarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chichola known for? About 80% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chichola Of every 100 households in Chichola in 2011, 86 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chichola · ■ Khairagarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 87% - Toilet within the home 15% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 77% - Tap water 1% 13% - Drinking water within premises 2% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 44% 62% - Television 29% 32% - Mobile phone 27% 29% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 12% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 23% 21% - Own their home 90% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chichola? ■ Chichola · ■ Khairagarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.6% 70.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1023 1024 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1028 996 - Working population 53.2% 56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 64.8% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 357 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 298 (42%) · ■ Household industry 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 24 (3%) · ■ Marginal 16 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khairagarh - Bhothi 1,382 people - Pipla Kachhar 1,379 people - Shergarh 1,379 people - Kukarmuda 1,349 people - Joratarai 1,329 people - Sonbhattha 1,327 people - Kamtha 1,321 people - Sirsahi 1,313 people All 226 villages in Khairagarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chichola? 491881 - How far is Chichola from Rajnandgaon? 38 km by road - What is the population of Chichola? 1,329 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chichola in? Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chichola? 74.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/chichola/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.