# Chorala Village, Chandrapur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chandrapur, Chandrapur 

# Chorala

Chorala is a village in Chandrapur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 71 households**, the 68th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 299people (2011)
- 71households
- 77.9%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Chorala PIN code and other codes

Chorala falls in Chandrapur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChandrapur
- Census village code541324

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

## How far is Chorala from nearby towns?

- Chandrapur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)3 km by road
- Chandrapur (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 Chorala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chorala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandrapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandrapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Chorala known for?

The main crops are **soybean and cotton**. About 32% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Chorala

Of every 100 households in Chorala in 2011, 76 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chorala · ■ Chandrapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**64%

Use banking services ****65%**

**74%

Television ****49%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****55%**

**82%

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 Chorala?

■ Chorala · ■ Chandrapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**950

Working population ****53.2%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 68.3% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 62 (39%) · **■** Marginal 47 (30%)

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 Chandrapur

- Haldi345 people
- Pimpal Khunt344 people
- Ghanta Chauki324 people
- Nandgur308 people
- Mhasala Rith297 people
- Doni277 people
- Agarzari265 people
- Mahadwadi253 people

[All 91 villages in Chandrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chandrapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chorala from Chandrapur?3 km by road
- What is the population of Chorala?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chorala in?Chandrapur district (Chandrapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chorala?77.9% (Census 2011)