# Mahud Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/mahud/ Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Mahud Mahud is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494337**. The 2011 Census counted **1,218 people in 341 households**, the 28th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 1,218people (2011) - 341households - 82.4%literacy - 494337PIN code ## Mahud PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahud is 494337.** Mahud falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494337 - Gram panchayatMahud - Community development blockCharama - Census village code447426 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahud from nearby towns? - Charama (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)33 km by road - Charama (nearest town)3 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 Mahud? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Mahud; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Charama - ○Degree college5–10 km · Charama - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Mahud known for? About 78% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Mahud Of every 100 households in Mahud in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahud · ■ Charama rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **87% Toilet within the home ****12%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****52%** **72% Television ****22%** **24% Mobile phone ****23%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **23% Own their home ****93%** **96% 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 Mahud? ■ Mahud · ■ Charama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095** **957 Working population ****56.6%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 73.4% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 122 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (42%) · **■** Household industry 52 (8%) · **■** Other work 71 (10%) · **■** Marginal 158 (23%) 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 Charama - Puri1,235 people - Kurubhat1,230 people - Bhiraund1,225 people - Charbhatha1,219 people - Mayana1,186 people - Dhedkohka1,169 people - Palewa1,159 people - Kana Pod1,151 people [All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahud?494337 - How far is Mahud from Kanker?33 km by road - What is the population of Mahud?1,218 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahud in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mahud?82.4% (Census 2011)