# Chihro Village, Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Chihro

Chihro is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493195**. The 2011 Census counted **590 people in 115 households**, the 34th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 590people (2011)
- 115households
- 66.1%literacy
- 493195PIN code

## Chihro PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chihro is 493195.** Chihro falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493195
- Gram panchayatChihro
- Community development blockDurgkondal
- Census village code447671

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

## How far is Chihro from nearby towns?

- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)66 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)14 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 Chihro?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chihro; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Damkasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Chihro known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 48% of the 718 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Chihro

Of every 100 households in Chihro in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chihro · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**51%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****78%**

**4%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****96%**

**35%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Chihro?

■ Chihro · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**972

Working population ****61.9%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 52.0% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 246 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 97 (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

- Pedawari622 people
- Karaki619 people
- Damkasa599 people
- Paurkheda596 people
- Tamoda584 people
- Anhur583 people
- Hadfad574 people
- Kalagaon574 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chihro?493195
- How far is Chihro from Kanker?66 km by road
- What is the population of Chihro?590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chihro in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chihro?66.1% (Census 2011)