Village · Shankargarh, Surguja # Chita Chita is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497118. The 2011 Census counted 221 people in 53 households, the 85th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 221 people (2011) - 53 households - 32.6% literacy - 497118 PIN code ## Chita PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chita is 497118. Chita falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497118 - Gram panchayat Bhubneshwarpur - Community development block Shankargarh - Census village code 432459 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chita from nearby towns? - Shankargarh (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 77 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 77 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chita? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Chita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shankargarh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chita known for? The main crops are paddy, ram tili and maize. About 22% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chita Of every 100 households in Chita in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chita · ■ Shankargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 4% 30% - Toilet within the home 0% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 94% 61% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 0% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 100% 62% - Own their home 96% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chita? ■ Chita · ■ Shankargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 32.6% 56.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 632 968 - Working population 57.0% 53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 38.9% for men and 26.3% for women. 54% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 105 (83%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 16 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shankargarh - Girjapur 262 people - Samudri 249 people - Amaratha 244 people - Saraidih 227 people - Bansdih 219 people - Lalitpur 211 people - Bankheta 177 people - Barpani 122 people All 89 villages in Shankargarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chita? 497118 - How far is Chita from Ambikapur? 77 km by road - What is the population of Chita? 221 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chita in? Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chita? 32.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/chita/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.