# Chhakata Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Chhakata

Chhakata is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **996 people in 225 households**, the 70th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 996people (2011)
- 225households
- 60.8%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Chhakata PIN code and other codes

Chhakata falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501139

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

## How far is Chhakata from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)64 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)109 km by road
- Beohari (nearest town)32 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 Chhakata?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chhakata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aamdoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Beohari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Chhakata known for?

About 25% of the 817 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Chhakata

Of every 100 households in Chhakata in 2011, 39 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhakata · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****53%**

**62%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Chhakata?

■ Chhakata · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**957

Working population ****36.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 52.8% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 80 (22%) · **■** Marginal 140 (38%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Kothigarh1,039 people
- Koylari1,022 people
- Atariya1,008 people
- Chandaura1,001 people
- Masiyari989 people
- Hudraha984 people
- Karpa983 people
- Uchehara974 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhakata from Shahdol?109 km by road
- What is the population of Chhakata?996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhakata in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhakata?60.8% (Census 2011)