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

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Chitma

Chitma is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **576 people in 125 households**, the 85th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 576people (2011)
- 125households
- 50.1%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Chitma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chitma is 497223.** Chitma falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatLurgi Khurd
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431977

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

## How far is Chitma from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)25 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 Chitma?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chitma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadaura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Chitma known for?

About 57% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Chitma

Of every 100 households in Chitma in 2011, 48 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitma · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**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 ****17%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chitma?

■ Chitma · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**965

Working population ****37.5%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 42.8% for women. 51% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (79%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Lurghutta632 people
- Mukha612 people
- Maheshpur587 people
- Banaur578 people
- Pindra534 people
- Budhudih529 people
- Dhaneshpur506 people
- Karkepa485 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitma?497223
- How far is Chitma from Ambikapur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Chitma?576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitma in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chitma?50.1% (Census 2011)