# Chilma Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Chilma

Chilma is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 131 households**, the 73rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 680people (2011)
- 131households
- 65.4%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Chilma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chilma is 497118.** Chilma falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatPasta
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431997

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

## How far is Chilma from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)35 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 Chilma?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chilma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pasta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balrampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Chilma known for?

About 58% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Chilma

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

■ Chilma · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**66%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**47%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chilma?

■ Chilma · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**965

Working population ****24.1%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 52.9% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (87%) · **■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Govindpur718 people
- Kotarki715 people
- Jhapra710 people
- Kanda686 people
- Magarhara680 people
- Jhalpi657 people
- Chirkoma656 people
- Adhaura655 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chilma?497118
- How far is Chilma from Ambikapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chilma?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilma in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chilma?65.4% (Census 2011)