# Powana Chak Village, Sindewahi, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sindewahi, Chandrapur 

# Powana Chak

Powana Chak is a village in Sindewahi sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **755 people in 191 households**, the 42nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 755people (2011)
- 191households
- 69.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Powana Chak PIN code and other codes

Powana Chak falls in Sindewahi sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindewahi
- Census village code541045

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

## How far is Powana Chak from nearby towns?

- Sindewahi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)94 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)59 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 Powana Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sindewahi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sindewahi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Powana Chak known for?

About 33% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Powana Chak

Of every 100 households in Powana Chak in 2011, 80 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Powana Chak · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**56%

Tap water ****2%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**22%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****64%**

**60%

Television ****32%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Powana Chak?

■ Powana Chak · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****569**

**983

Working population ****60.5%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 61.3% for women. 65% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 211 (46%)

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 Sindewahi

- Naleshwar772 people
- Chikmara768 people
- Kokewada765 people
- Lonkhairi Tukum760 people
- Gunjewahi Kotha705 people
- Virwha698 people
- Jatlapur Tukum652 people
- Chargaonbadge641 people

[All 115 villages in Sindewahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sindewahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Powana Chak from Chandrapur?94 km by road
- What is the population of Powana Chak?755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Powana Chak in?Chandrapur district (Sindewahi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Powana Chak?69.8% (Census 2011)