# Chandra Medha Village, Bhaiyathan, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/chandra-medha/ Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja # Chandra Medha Chandra Medha is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497235**. The 2011 Census counted **1,386 people in 366 households**, the 34th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 1,386people (2011) - 366households - 54.3%literacy - 497235PIN code ## Chandra Medha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chandra Medha is 497235.** Chandra Medha falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497235 - Gram panchayatChandra Medha - Community development blockBhaiyathan - Census village code432786 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandra Medha from nearby towns? - Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)55 km by road - Bhatgaon (nearest town)14 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 Chandra Medha? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Chandra Medha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salka - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Chandra Medha known for? About 72% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Chandra Medha Of every 100 households in Chandra Medha in 2011, 61 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chandra Medha · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **60% Toilet within the home ****2%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **92% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****99%** **64% Television ****2%** **13% Mobile phone ****8%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Chandra Medha? ■ Chandra Medha · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%** **61.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **958 Working population ****65.1%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.2% for men and 47.1% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 72 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 90 (10%) · **■** Marginal 689 (76%) 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 Bhaiyathan - Palma1,533 people - Baijnathnagar1,522 people - Darripara1,470 people - Sudamanagar1,397 people - Khadgawan1,360 people - Parsiya1,348 people - Ragada1,339 people - Mahuli1,263 people [All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chandra Medha?497235 - How far is Chandra Medha from Ambikapur?55 km by road - What is the population of Chandra Medha?1,386 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandra Medha in?Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chandra Medha?54.3% (Census 2011)