# Cherchata Village, Paparahandi, Nabarangapur (Odisha)

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Village · Paparahandi, Nabarangapur 

# Cherchata

Cherchata is a village in Paparahandi sub-district of Nabarangapur district, Odisha, PIN code **764071**. The 2011 Census counted **1,408 people in 308 households**, the 27th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.1%.

- 1,408people (2011)
- 308households
- 38.1%literacy
- 764071PIN code

## Cherchata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Cherchata is 764071.** Cherchata falls in Paparahandi sub-district, Nabarangapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code764071
- Gram panchayatChercheta
- Community development blockPaparahandi
- Census village code427758

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

## How far is Cherchata from nearby towns?

- Paparahandi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nabarangapur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Papadahandi (nearest town)12 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 Cherchata?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Cherchata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nabarangpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nabarangpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambaguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Cherchata known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Cherchata

Of every 100 households in Cherchata in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Cherchata · ■ Paparahandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**23%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Cherchata?

■ Cherchata · ■ Paparahandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.1%**

**45.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**955

Working population ****55.0%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.1% for men and 27.3% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 273 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 412 (53%)

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 Paparahandi

- Pandikot1,514 people
- Badakumuli1,481 people
- Hirli1,419 people
- Chandanpala1,408 people
- Saranpur1,271 people
- Barigura1,260 people
- Usigan1,246 people
- Charamula1,225 people

[All 68 villages in Paparahandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nabarangapur/paparahandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Cherchata?764071
- How far is Cherchata from Nabarangapur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Cherchata?1,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cherchata in?Nabarangapur district (Paparahandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Cherchata?38.1% (Census 2011)