Village · Balrampur, Surguja
# Chandrapur

Chandrapur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497107. The 2011 Census counted 295 people in 81 households, the 109th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.
- 295 people (2011)
- 81 households
- 53.5% literacy
- 497107 PIN code

## Chandrapur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chandrapur is 497107. Chandrapur falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497107
- Gram panchayat Tangar Mahari
- Community development block Balrampur
- Census village code 432013

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

## How far is Chandrapur from nearby towns?
- Balrampur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 84 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town) 4 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chandrapur?

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

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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Balrampur
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Balrampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chandrapur known for?

About 60% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chandrapur

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

■ Chandrapur · ■ Balrampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 4% 26%
- Toilet within the home 0% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 64% 66%
- Television 15% 7%
- Mobile phone 2% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 59% 47%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Chandrapur?

■ Chandrapur · ■ Balrampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.5% 56.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 903 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 733 965
- Working population 58.0% 51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 44.9% for women. 56% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 167 (98%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Balrampur
- Pathari 336 people
- Belkudri 330 people
- Lefari 318 people
- Kodaki 300 people
- Khadiya Damar 288 people
- Saraswatipur 276 people
- Gamhariya 265 people
- Nawadih Khurd 235 people

All 124 villages in Balrampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chandrapur? 497107
- How far is Chandrapur from Ambikapur? 84 km by road
- What is the population of Chandrapur? 295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrapur in? Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandrapur? 53.5% (Census 2011)

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