# Chachidand Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Chachidand

Chachidand is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **468 people in 132 households**, the 95th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 468people (2011)
- 132households
- 58.2%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Chachidand PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatChachidand
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432204

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

## How far is Chachidand from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)32 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 Chachidand?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chachidand; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Chachidand known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and maize**. About 55% of the 259 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 Chachidand

Of every 100 households in Chachidand in 2011, 90 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chachidand · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**51%

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

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**68%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chachidand?

■ Chachidand · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**961

Working population ****60.9%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 46.9% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (12%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 245 (86%)

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 Pratappur

- Semai571 people
- Batai557 people
- Khairadih539 people
- Shankarpur480 people
- Rampur456 people
- Baraul446 people
- Sukhdeopur442 people
- Anjani431 people

[All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chachidand?497223
- How far is Chachidand from Ambikapur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Chachidand?468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chachidand in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chachidand?58.2% (Census 2011)