# Chiwranj Village, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/chiwranj/ Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Chiwranj Chiwranj is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494334**. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 90 households**, the 78th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 402people (2011) - 90households - 69.7%literacy - 494334PIN code ## Chiwranj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chiwranj is 494334.** Chiwranj falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494334 - Gram panchayatKodajunga - Community development blockKanker - Census village code447843 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chiwranj from nearby towns? - Kanker (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)10 km by road - Kanker (nearest town)10 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 Chiwranj? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chiwranj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanker - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanker - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kanker - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Chiwranj known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 47% of the 379 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 Chiwranj Of every 100 households in Chiwranj in 2011, 80 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chiwranj · ■ Kanker rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **80% Toilet within the home ****1%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****1%** **34% Television ****10%** **24% Mobile phone ****8%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **19% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chiwranj? ■ Chiwranj · ■ Kanker rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000** **1001 Working population ****44.3%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 56.7% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 118 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 52 (29%) 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 Kanker - Devkongera435 people - Rode434 people - Malaldobri415 people - Satlor408 people - Kirgapati386 people - Dhantulsi382 people - Marrapi350 people - Kanagaon339 people [All 100 villages in Kanker](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chiwranj?494334 - How far is Chiwranj from Kanker?10 km by road - What is the population of Chiwranj?402 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chiwranj in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chiwranj?69.7% (Census 2011)