# Chawad Village, Narharpur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/narharpur/chawad/ Village · Narharpur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Chawad Chawad is a village in Narharpur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494334**. The 2011 Census counted **1,334 people in 309 households**, the 22nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 1,334people (2011) - 309households - 76.5%literacy - 494334PIN code ## Chawad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chawad is 494334.** Chawad falls in Narharpur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494334 - Gram panchayatChawad - Community development blockSarana - Census village code447932 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chawad from nearby towns? - Narharpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)15 km by road - Kanker (nearest town)15 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 Chawad? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps 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 Chawad known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include bidi, broom and earthen pots. About 77% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Chawad Of every 100 households in Chawad in 2011, 93 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chawad · ■ Narharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **77% Toilet within the home ****18%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **84% Tap water ****21%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **98% Use banking services ****60%** **57% Television ****40%** **18% Mobile phone ****32%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **19% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Chawad? ■ Chawad · ■ Narharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1048 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **962 Working population ****55.6%** **57.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 66.1% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 450 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (9%) · **■** Marginal 162 (22%) 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 Narharpur - Deoribalaji1,392 people - Kuralthemli1,367 people - Kurana1,364 people - Mawalipara1,350 people - Umaradah1,334 people - Kanhanpuri1,322 people - Risewada1,309 people - Charbhathi1,292 people [All 118 villages in Narharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/narharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chawad?494334 - How far is Chawad from Kanker?15 km by road - What is the population of Chawad?1,334 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chawad in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Narharpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chawad?76.5% (Census 2011)