# Chalunigan Village, Similia, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/similia/chalunigan/ Village · Similia, Baleshwar # Chalunigan Chalunigan is a village in Similia sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756168**. The 2011 Census counted **1,569 people in 402 households**, the 19th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%. - 1,569people (2011) - 402households - 82.0%literacy - 756168PIN code ## Chalunigan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chalunigan is 756168.** Chalunigan falls in Similia sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha. - PIN code756168 - Gram panchayatChalunigan - Community development blockSimilia - Census village code394146 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chalunigan from nearby towns? - Similia (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Baleshwar (district HQ)55 km by road - Basudebpur (nearest town)15 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 Chalunigan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chalunigan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khirkona - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Khirkona - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Simulia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Chalunigan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Chalunigan Of every 100 households in Chalunigan in 2011, 59 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chalunigan · ■ Similia rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **60% Toilet within the home ****19%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **95% Use banking services ****46%** **53% Television ****29%** **27% Mobile phone ****56%** **51% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **18% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Chalunigan? ■ Chalunigan · ■ Similia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **81.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **925 Working population ****31.1%** **39.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 73.3% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 220 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (27%) · **■** Marginal 51 (10%) 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 Similia - Rudhunga1,806 people - Ada1,739 people - Sanamaitapur1,714 people - Ishwarpur1,659 people - Kanchapada1,526 people - Garadi1,521 people - Sahajapada1,506 people - Amarihagnipur1,488 people [All 243 villages in Similia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/similia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chalunigan?756168 - How far is Chalunigan from Baleshwar?55 km by road - What is the population of Chalunigan?1,569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chalunigan in?Baleshwar district (Similia sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Chalunigan?82.0% (Census 2011)