# Chalana Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra)

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Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya 

# Chalana

Chalana is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,156 people in 517 households**, the 12th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 2,156people (2011)
- 517households
- 81.5%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Chalana PIN code and other codes

Chalana falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockArjuni Morgaon
- Census village code538178

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

## How far is Chalana from nearby towns?

- Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)86 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)47 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 Chalana?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Chalana; 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 · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Arjuni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arjuni
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Chalana known for?

The main crops are **cereals**. About 56% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Chalana

Of every 100 households in Chalana in 2011, 95 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalana · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**40%

Tap water ****11%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**25%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****56%**

**74%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Chalana?

■ Chalana · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**937

Working population ****43.6%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 72.9% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (49%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (7%) · **■** Marginal 186 (20%)

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 Arjuni Morgaon

- Arunnagar2,448 people
- Barabhati2,402 people
- Keshori2,336 people
- Mahurkuda2,230 people
- Siroli2,132 people
- Pimpalgaon2,128 people
- Gournagar2,098 people
- Gothangaon2,023 people

[All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chalana from Gondiya?86 km by road
- What is the population of Chalana?2,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalana in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chalana?81.5% (Census 2011)