# Nelchang Village, Durgkondal – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Nelchang

Nelchang is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494669**. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 58 households**, the 106th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 240people (2011)
- 58households
- 62.1%literacy
- 494669PIN code

## Nelchang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nelchang is 494669.** Nelchang falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494669
- Gram panchayatKodekurse
- Community development blockDurgkondal
- Census village code447708

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

## How far is Nelchang from nearby towns?

- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)96 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)76 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 Nelchang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kodekurse
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Nelchang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and maize**. About 45% of the 222 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 Nelchang

Of every 100 households in Nelchang in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nelchang · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**51%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**35%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nelchang?

■ Nelchang · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**972

Working population ****52.5%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 47.9% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (16%) · **■** Marginal 49 (39%)

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

- Gulalbodi247 people
- Kopakatel243 people
- Bhuski242 people
- Paliyar242 people
- Nawagaon238 people
- Tumarisur237 people
- Mohgaon235 people
- Silpat233 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nelchang?494669
- How far is Nelchang from Kanker?96 km by road
- What is the population of Nelchang?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nelchang in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nelchang?62.1% (Census 2011)