# Chahachad Village, Durgkondal – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Chahachad

Chahachad is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494661**. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 69 households**, the 73rd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 389people (2011)
- 69households
- 67.3%literacy
- 494661PIN code

## Chahachad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chahachad is 494661.** Chahachad falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494661
- Gram panchayatMedo
- Community development blockDurgkondal
- Census village code447747

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chahachad from nearby towns?

- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)83 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)34 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 Chahachad?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chahachad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Durgukondal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Chahachad known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 44% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Chahachad

Of every 100 households in Chahachad in 2011, 31 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chahachad · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****54%**

**35%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chahachad?

■ Chahachad · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1149**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**972

Working population ****50.6%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 61.3% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 54 (27%)

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 Durgkondal

- Bhurke409 people
- Mokha404 people
- Mahendrapur396 people
- Michesukhi391 people
- Vainar385 people
- Ghotulmunda380 people
- Gumdi378 people
- Newari372 people

[All 150 villages in Durgkondal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chahachad?494661
- How far is Chahachad from Kanker?83 km by road
- What is the population of Chahachad?389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chahachad in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chahachad?67.3% (Census 2011)