# Chalgali Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Chalgali

Chalgali is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **959 people in 225 households**, the 25th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 959people (2011)
- 225households
- 54.8%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Chalgali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalgali is 497118.** Chalgali falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatChalgali
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432444

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

## How far is Chalgali from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)65 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 Chalgali?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chalgali; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shankargarh
- ○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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Chalgali known for?

About 54% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Chalgali

Of every 100 households in Chalgali in 2011, 24 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalgali · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****66%**

**61%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**62%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Chalgali?

■ Chalgali · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**968

Working population ****53.4%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 42.4% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (31%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 197 (38%)

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 Shankargarh

- Lodhi1,067 people
- Kodwa1,055 people
- Bada1,028 people
- Jarahadih960 people
- Laduwa942 people
- Navadih931 people
- Jamhor928 people
- Silphili925 people

[All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalgali?497118
- How far is Chalgali from Ambikapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chalgali?959 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalgali in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalgali?54.8% (Census 2011)