# Shahawada Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/shahawada/ Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Shahawada Shahawada is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,023 people in 250 households**, the 39th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 1,023people (2011) - 250households - 82.1%literacy - 491441PIN code ## Shahawada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shahawada is 491441.** Shahawada falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491441 - Gram panchayatSahawada - Community development blockCharama - Census village code447514 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahawada from nearby towns? - Charama (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)22 km by road - Charama (nearest town)26 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 Shahawada? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Shahawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Charama - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Shahawada known for? About 60% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Shahawada Of every 100 households in Shahawada in 2011, 80 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shahawada · ■ Charama rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **87% Toilet within the home ****11%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **98% Use banking services ****64%** **72% Television ****26%** **24% Mobile phone ****19%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **23% Own their home ****94%** **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 Shahawada? ■ Shahawada · ■ Charama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **957 Working population ****59.8%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 72.7% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 196 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (12%) · **■** Marginal 339 (55%) 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 - Awari1,105 people - Pandaripani1,072 people - Girhola1,070 people - Dodakawahi1,037 people - Basanwahi1,006 people - Machandur975 people - Kishanpuri953 people - Mainpur946 people [All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shahawada?491441 - How far is Shahawada from Kanker?22 km by road - What is the population of Shahawada?1,023 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahawada in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Shahawada?82.1% (Census 2011)