# Chilma Kalan Village, Rajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/chilma-kalan/ Village · Rajpur, Surguja # Chilma Kalan Chilma Kalan is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,043 people in 225 households**, the 44th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 1,043people (2011) - 225households - 48.7%literacy - 497118PIN code ## Chilma Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chilma Kalan is 497118.** Chilma Kalan falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497118 - Gram panchayatChilma Kalan - Community development blockRajpur - Census village code433293 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chilma Kalan from nearby towns? - Rajpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)38 km by road - Rajpur (nearest town)6 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 Chilma Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chilma Kalan; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parsagudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Chilma Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 28% of the 651 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Chilma Kalan Of every 100 households in Chilma Kalan in 2011, 46 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chilma Kalan · ■ Rajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **54% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **91% Tap water ****10%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****57%** **67% Television ****8%** **11% Mobile phone ****14%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **31% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chilma Kalan? ■ Chilma Kalan · ■ Rajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **974 Working population ****57.0%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 39.1% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 237 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 316 (53%) 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 Rajpur - Khodro1,133 people - Kundi Kalan1,114 people - Duppi1,098 people - Chanchi1,079 people - Markadand1,024 people - Alakhdiha1,004 people - Dignagar1,001 people - Baidhi993 people [All 86 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chilma Kalan?497118 - How far is Chilma Kalan from Ambikapur?38 km by road - What is the population of Chilma Kalan?1,043 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chilma Kalan in?Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chilma Kalan?48.7% (Census 2011)