Village · Ambikapur, Surguja
# Badhiya Chuwan

Badhiya Chuwan is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 671 people in 166 households, the 102nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.
- 671 people (2011)
- 166 households
- 45.1% literacy
- 497001 PIN code

## Badhiya Chuwan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Badhiya Chuwan is 497001. Badhiya Chuwan falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497001
- Gram panchayat Khairwar
- Community development block Ambikapur
- Census village code 432954

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Badhiya Chuwan from nearby towns?
- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 3 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Badhiya Chuwan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Badhiya Chuwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Navagarh
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Ambikapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Badhiya Chuwan known for?

About 12% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Badhiya Chuwan

Of every 100 households in Badhiya Chuwan in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Badhiya Chuwan · ■ Ambikapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 60%
- Toilet within the home 0% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 32% 59%
- Television 1% 18%
- Mobile phone 4% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 62% 28%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Badhiya Chuwan?

■ Badhiya Chuwan · ■ Ambikapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.1% 58.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 972
- Working population 39.2% 48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.1% for men and 35.9% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 54 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 112 (43%) · ■ Other work 23 (9%) · ■ Marginal 74 (28%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ambikapur
- Hariharpur 704 people
- Badani Jharia 701 people
- Amadarha 694 people
- Barkela 673 people
- Indarpur 656 people
- Kishunnagar 656 people
- Krishanapur 634 people
- Digma 593 people

All 122 villages in Ambikapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Badhiya Chuwan? 497001
- How far is Badhiya Chuwan from Ambikapur? 3 km by road
- What is the population of Badhiya Chuwan? 671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badhiya Chuwan in? Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Badhiya Chuwan? 45.1% (Census 2011)

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