# Chalkhi Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja 

# Chalkhi

Chalkhi is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **54 people in 11 households**, the 111th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 54people (2011)
- 11households
- 82.0%literacy
- 497220PIN code

## Chalkhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalkhi is 497220.** Chalkhi falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497220
- Gram panchayatTrikunda
- Community development blockRamchandrapur
- Census village code431896

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

## How far is Chalkhi from nearby towns?

- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)129 km by road
- Ramanujganj (nearest town)38 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 Chalkhi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chalkhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawadih
- ○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
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Chalkhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 58% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Chalkhi

Of every 100 households in Chalkhi in 2011, 46 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalkhi · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**27%

Tap water ****82%**

**3%

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

**12%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****91%**

**62%

Television ****18%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chalkhi?

■ Chalkhi · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**966

Working population ****42.6%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 79.2% for women. 43% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (13%) · **■** Other work 2 (9%) · **■** Marginal 14 (61%)

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 Ramanujganj

- Rampur252 people
- Dhanwar162 people
- Fulwar155 people
- Liber111 people
- Jagdambapur42 people
- Chainpur4 people

[All 113 villages in Ramanujganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalkhi?497220
- How far is Chalkhi from Ambikapur?129 km by road
- What is the population of Chalkhi?54 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalkhi in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalkhi?82.0% (Census 2011)