# Chhind Kalo Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/chhind-kalo/ Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Chhind Kalo Chhind Kalo is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,688 people in 382 households**, the 30th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 1,688people (2011) - 382households - 61.5%literacy - 497001PIN code ## Chhind Kalo PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhind Kalo is 497001.** Chhind Kalo falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497001 - Gram panchayatChhind Kalo - Community development blockAmbikapur - Census village code432998 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhind Kalo from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)17 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)17 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 Chhind Kalo? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chhind Kalo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darima - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Chhind Kalo known for? About 69% of the 542 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Chhind Kalo Of every 100 households in Chhind Kalo in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chhind Kalo · ■ Ambikapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **60% Toilet within the home ****2%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****45%** **59% Television ****22%** **18% Mobile phone ****21%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Chhind Kalo? ■ Chhind Kalo · ■ Ambikapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **972 Working population ****66.5%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 49.6% for women. 68% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 235 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (4%) · **■** Marginal 516 (46%) 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 Ambikapur - Ranpur Khurd1,730 people - Ranpur Kalan1,729 people - Manik Prakashpur Alias Khukhari1,726 people - Rakeli1,715 people - Khajuri1,687 people - Pampapur1,619 people - Taparkela1,618 people - Sakhauli1,616 people [All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhind Kalo?497001 - How far is Chhind Kalo from Ambikapur?17 km by road - What is the population of Chhind Kalo?1,688 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhind Kalo in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chhind Kalo?61.5% (Census 2011)