Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja # Chungarhi Chungarhi is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497235. The 2011 Census counted 3,115 people in 741 households, the 3rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 3,115 people (2011) - 741 households - 54.5% literacy - 497235 PIN code ## Chungarhi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chungarhi is 497235. Chungarhi falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497235 - Gram panchayat Chungarhi - Community development block Bhaiyathan - Census village code 432776 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chungarhi from nearby towns? - Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Bhatgaon (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chungarhi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chungarhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhatgaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Surajpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pratappur - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chungarhi known for? About 72% of the 844 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chungarhi Of every 100 households in Chungarhi in 2011, 24 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chungarhi · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Electricity for lighting 24% 60% - Toilet within the home 2% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92% - Tap water 4% 2% - Drinking water within premises 14% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 55% 64% - Television 9% 13% - Mobile phone 20% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 31% 28% - 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 Chungarhi? ■ Chungarhi · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.5% 61.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1001 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 958 - Working population 51.2% 51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 44.4% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 737 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 127 (8%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 84 (5%) · ■ Marginal 644 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhaiyathan - Batara 4,032 people - Banja 3,423 people - Kusmusi 3,009 people - Khopa 2,896 people - Kewara 2,888 people - Sirsi 2,775 people All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chungarhi? 497235 - How far is Chungarhi from Ambikapur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Chungarhi? 3,115 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chungarhi in? Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chungarhi? 54.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/chungarhi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.