# Chora Village, Bhadravati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhadravati, Chandrapur 

# Chora

Chora is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,746 people in 483 households**, the 11th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 1,746people (2011)
- 483households
- 80.7%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Chora PIN code and other codes

Chora falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code541196

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

## How far is Chora from nearby towns?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)49 km by road
- Bhadravati (nearest town)22 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 Chora?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Chora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadravati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadravati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chora known for?

About 6% of the 1,956 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Chora

Of every 100 households in Chora in 2011, 69 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chora · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**66%

Tap water ****80%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****96%**

**78%

Television ****14%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**32%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Chora?

■ Chora · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**936

Working population ****56.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 70.5% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (43%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 308 (31%)

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

- Kondha2,109 people
- Majari2,069 people
- Mudholi1,843 people
- Barang Mokasa1,795 people
- Mangli Raiyyatwari1,650 people
- Pawana Rt.1,493 people
- Waigaon Tukum1,368 people
- Chek Baranj1,362 people

[All 154 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chora from Chandrapur?49 km by road
- What is the population of Chora?1,746 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chora in?Chandrapur district (Bhadravati sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chora?80.7% (Census 2011)
