Village · Bhanupratappur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Chogel Chogel is a village in Bhanupratappur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494669. The 2011 Census counted 1,513 people in 333 households, the 12th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,513 people (2011) - 333 households - 70.2% literacy - 494669 PIN code ## Chogel PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chogel is 494669. Chogel falls in Bhanupratappur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494669 - Gram panchayat Chogel - Community development block Bhanupratappur - Census village code 447563 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chogel from nearby towns? - Bhanupratappur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 53 km by road - Bhanupratappur (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chogel? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chogel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhanupratappur - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Bhanupratappur - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Bhanupratappur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chogel known for? The main crops are paddy, kodo and kutki. About 56% of the 575 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chogel Of every 100 households in Chogel in 2011, 57 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chogel · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average - Electricity for lighting 57% 61% - Toilet within the home 12% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 87% - Tap water 6% 7% - Drinking water within premises 13% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 97% - Use banking services 46% 57% - Television 28% 16% - Mobile phone 32% 17% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 9% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 24% 27% - Own their home 86% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chogel? ■ Chogel · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.2% 69.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1017 1028 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1009 975 - Working population 47.6% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 63.6% for women. 58% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 188 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 113 (16%) · ■ Household industry 24 (3%) · ■ Other work 348 (48%) · ■ Marginal 47 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhanupratappur - Salhe 1,715 people - Baijanpuri 1,666 people - Chichgaon 1,636 people - Selegaon 1,521 people - Kanhargaon 1,489 people - Bogar 1,481 people - Ghota 1,473 people - Basla 1,313 people All 110 villages in Bhanupratappur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chogel? 494669 - How far is Chogel from Kanker? 53 km by road - What is the population of Chogel? 1,513 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chogel in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Bhanupratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chogel? 70.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/bhanupratappur/chogel/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.