# Chek Baranj Village, Bhadravati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/chek-baranj/ Village · Bhadravati, Chandrapur # Chek Baranj Chek Baranj is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,362 people in 296 households**, the 15th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%. - 1,362people (2011) - 296households - 78.0%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Chek Baranj PIN code and other codes Chek Baranj falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhadravati - Census village code541211 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chek Baranj from nearby towns? - Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)27 km by road - Bhadravati (nearest town)3 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 Chek Baranj? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chek Baranj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadravati - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhadravati - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadravati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Chek Baranj known for? About 56% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Chek Baranj Of every 100 households in Chek Baranj in 2011, 76 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chek Baranj · ■ Bhadravati rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **77% Toilet within the home ****32%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **66% Tap water ****73%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **74% Use banking services ****70%** **78% Television ****58%** **36% Mobile phone ****58%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **32% Own their home ****82%** **88% 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 Chek Baranj? ■ Chek Baranj · ■ Bhadravati rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **80.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756** **936 Working population ****41.0%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 69.8% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 311 (56%) · **■** Marginal 115 (21%) 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 Bhadravati - Chora1,746 people - Mangli Raiyyatwari1,650 people - Pawana Rt.1,493 people - Waigaon Tukum1,368 people - Mursa1,362 people - Shegaon Kh.1,271 people - Sagara1,204 people - Viloda1,189 people [All 154 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chek Baranj from Chandrapur?27 km by road - What is the population of Chek Baranj?1,362 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chek Baranj in?Chandrapur district (Bhadravati sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chek Baranj?78.0% (Census 2011)