# Lichirma Village, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/lichirma/ Village · Sitapur, Surguja # Lichirma Lichirma is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,208 people in 267 households**, the 35th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 1,208people (2011) - 267households - 63.9%literacy - 497114PIN code ## Lichirma PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lichirma is 497114.** Lichirma falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497114 - Gram panchayatGuturma - Community development blockSitapur - Census village code433433 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lichirma from nearby towns? - Sitapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)65 km by road - Sitapur (nearest town)10 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 Lichirma? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Lichirma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Lichirma known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 77% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Lichirma Of every 100 households in Lichirma in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lichirma · ■ Sitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **63% Toilet within the home ****0%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****27%** **40% Television ****9%** **11% Mobile phone ****21%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **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 Lichirma? ■ Lichirma · ■ Sitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **60.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **982 Working population ****56.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 55.5% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 255 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 337 (50%) 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 Sitapur - Belgaon1,361 people - Dharampur1,344 people - Banshipur1,287 people - Nawapara1,258 people - Dhekidoli1,151 people - Bagdoli1,136 people - Erand1,136 people - Bhawradand1,072 people [All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lichirma?497114 - How far is Lichirma from Ambikapur?65 km by road - What is the population of Lichirma?1,208 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lichirma in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Lichirma?63.9% (Census 2011)