# Chuhkandand Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja 

# Chuhkandand

Chuhkandand is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 124 households**, the 78th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 531people (2011)
- 124households
- 50.7%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Chuhkandand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chuhkandand is 497116.** Chuhkandand falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatNarkalo
- Community development blockLakhanpur
- Census village code433088

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

## How far is Chuhkandand from nearby towns?

- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)11 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)11 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 Chuhkandand?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udaypur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Chuhkandand known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and pulses**. Products made here include rope. About 38% of the 305 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 Chuhkandand

Of every 100 households in Chuhkandand in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chuhkandand · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**38%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**51%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****57%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Chuhkandand?

■ Chuhkandand · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**992

Working population ****53.1%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 37.7% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 246 (87%)

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 Lakhanpur

- Dhanaura684 people
- Bharatpur675 people
- Kenapara672 people
- Biniya555 people
- Turga512 people
- Malgawan Kalan478 people
- Dara477 people
- Rampur465 people

[All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chuhkandand?497116
- How far is Chuhkandand from Ambikapur?11 km by road
- What is the population of Chuhkandand?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chuhkandand in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chuhkandand?50.7% (Census 2011)