Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker
# Chhotejharkatta

Chhotejharkatta is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494771. The 2011 Census counted 301 people in 61 households, the 190th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.
- 301 people (2011)
- 61 households
- 56.4% literacy
- 494771 PIN code

## Chhotejharkatta PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chhotejharkatta is 494771. Chhotejharkatta falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494771
- Gram panchayat Badejhar Katta
- Community development block Koyalibeda
- Census village code 448260

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chhotejharkatta from nearby towns?
- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chhotejharkatta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chhotejharkatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pakhanjur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhotejharkatta known for?

About 41% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chhotejharkatta

Of every 100 households in Chhotejharkatta in 2011, 49 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhotejharkatta · ■ Pakhanjur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 49% 58%
- Toilet within the home 0% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 78%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 39% 42%
- Television 2% 24%
- Mobile phone 3% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 17%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chhotejharkatta?

■ Chhotejharkatta · ■ Pakhanjur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.4% 66.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 981
- Working population 58.8% 45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 42.1% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 97 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (3%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 69 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pakhanjur
- Kandadi 309 people
- Pindkasa 303 people
- Benur 302 people
- Ghodagaon 302 people
- Pulunjsalebhat 301 people
- Sitapur 300 people
- Jungda 296 people
- Metabodeli 296 people

All 301 villages in Pakhanjur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chhotejharkatta? 494771
- How far is Chhotejharkatta from Kanker? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Chhotejharkatta? 301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhotejharkatta in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhotejharkatta? 56.4% (Census 2011)

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