Village · Batouli, Surguja
# Chiranga

Chiranga is a village in Batouli sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497101. The 2011 Census counted 2,308 people in 551 households, the 4th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.
- 2,308 people (2011)
- 551 households
- 53.1% literacy
- 497101 PIN code

## Chiranga PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chiranga is 497101. Chiranga falls in Batouli sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497101
- Gram panchayat Chiranga
- Community development block Batauli
- Census village code 433535

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

## How far is Chiranga from nearby towns?
- Batouli (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chiranga?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chiranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Batauli
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chiranga known for?

About 37% of the 1,268 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chiranga

Of every 100 households in Chiranga in 2011, 40 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chiranga · ■ Batouli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 40% 68%
- Toilet within the home 98% 92%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 8%
- Tap water 3% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 36% 53%
- Television 5% 9%
- Mobile phone 11% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 55% 43%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Chiranga?

■ Chiranga · ■ Batouli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.1% 58.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 1002
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 963
- Working population 49.9% 59.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 43.1% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 618 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 161 (14%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 27 (2%) · ■ Marginal 342 (30%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Batouli
- Poksari 3,216 people
- Mangari 2,985 people
- Telaidhar 2,348 people
- Batauli 2,216 people
- Bhatko 2,199 people
- Gahila 2,088 people
- Kunkuri Kalan 2,083 people

All 54 villages in Batouli

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chiranga? 497101
- How far is Chiranga from Ambikapur? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Chiranga? 2,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiranga in? Surguja district (Batouli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chiranga? 53.1% (Census 2011)

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