# Chandaura Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Chandaura

Chandaura is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,272 people in 309 households**, the 22nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,272people (2011)
- 309households
- 46.0%literacy
- 497107PIN code

## Chandaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chandaura is 497107.** Chandaura falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497107
- Gram panchayatChandaura
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431963

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

## How far is Chandaura from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)20 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 Chandaura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chandaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chandaura known for?

About 40% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Chandaura

Of every 100 households in Chandaura in 2011, 16 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandaura · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****70%**

**66%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**47%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Chandaura?

■ Chandaura · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**965

Working population ****58.8%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 37.6% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 386 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (14%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 237 (32%)

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 Balrampur

- Jamua Tand1,342 people
- Murka1,305 people
- Bhelwadih1,294 people
- Dhanwar Kalan1,284 people
- Lilauti1,251 people
- Bardar1,245 people
- Bhairopur1,224 people
- Ranhat1,218 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandaura?497107
- How far is Chandaura from Ambikapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chandaura?1,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandaura in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandaura?46.0% (Census 2011)