# Chitabahar Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Chitabahar

Chitabahar is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **948 people in 189 households**, the 81st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 948people (2011)
- 189households
- 63.5%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Chitabahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chitabahar is 497001.** Chitabahar falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatChitabahar
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code432965

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

## How far is Chitabahar from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)10 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)10 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 Chitabahar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chitabahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Raipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Chitabahar known for?

About 76% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Chitabahar

Of every 100 households in Chitabahar in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitabahar · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**59%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chitabahar?

■ Chitabahar · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**972

Working population ****57.3%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 52.8% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (9%) · **■** Marginal 372 (69%)

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

- Kuniya Kalan978 people
- Sonbarsa967 people
- Shivpur965 people
- Motipur961 people
- Chathirma945 people
- Deogarh942 people
- Nawapara Khurd927 people
- Bargai920 people

[All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitabahar?497001
- How far is Chitabahar from Ambikapur?10 km by road
- What is the population of Chitabahar?948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitabahar in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chitabahar?63.5% (Census 2011)