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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Chiharo is a village in Daundi mandal, Balod district, Chhattisgarh with a population of 984 across 223 households. The village has a literacy rate of 79% and is located at 20.299°N, 80.950°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KMITHALA GAWDE
Contact: 82****4520
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- LGD code
- 443337
- Pincode
- 491230
- Population
- 984
- Households
- 223
- Literacy rate
- 79%
- Sex ratio
- 1021 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 588
- Distance to district centre
- 80 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 58 km
- Distance to Raipur
- 127 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 415 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhanupratappur · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kanker Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chiharo compares
By population, Chiharo ranks #39 of 112 villages in Daundi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.0%
+11.7% vs mandal average
Chiharo79.0%
Daundi mandal67.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,021
−30 vs mandal average
Chiharo1,021
Daundi mandal1,051
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
Chiharo4.4
Daundi mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chiharo at a glance
Chiharo is a village of 984 people in 223 households (Census 2011) in Daundi tehsil, Balod district, Chhattisgarh, the 39th-largest of 112 villages in Daundi tehsil. Literacy is 79%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,021 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the Balod district centre, 12 km from Bhanupratappur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 491230; the LGD village code is 443337. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kanker Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is KMITHALA GAWDE, and the village votes in Sanjari Balod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sangeeta Sinha. The population is estimated at 1,160 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiharo · this village | 984 | 79% | — |
| Nawagaon · Durgkondal | 238 | 56% | 2.2 km SW |
| Mahendrapur · Durgkondal | 396 | 53% | 2.4 km SE |
| Hinganpuri · Durgkondal | 162 | 57% | 3 km SW |
| Sateli · Durgkondal | 469 | 62% | 3.2 km SE |
| Amagarh · Durgkondal | 321 | 68% | 3.7 km SW |
| Amakada · Durgkondal | 1,072 | 64% | 3.7 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chiharo
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DALLI-RAJHARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 93
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHIHRO
- Total area (ha)
- 684.65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 82.49
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chiharo
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chiharo
- LGD code
- 443337
- Pincode
- 491230
- Population (Census 2011)
- 984
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,160
- Households
- 223
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1021
- Literacy rate
- 79.0%
- Coordinates
- 20.29932°N, 80.95043°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanjari Balod
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sangeeta Sinha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KMITHALA GAWDE
- Block / Mandal
- Daundi
Getting there
How to reach Chiharo
Distance to cities · straight line
- Raipur127 kmcapital
- Hyderabad415 km
- Chennai806 km
- Kolkata808 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhanupratappur12 km
- Hospital / PHCKanker Hospital11 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India37 km
- Petrol pumpHP38 km
- CollegeGovt. Gaind Singh49 km
- Police stationPolice Station49 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 491230
Villages near Chiharo
Other villages in Daundi mandal
View all 60+ →- Kusumkasa
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- Ghotiya
- Singanwahi
- Kotagaon
- Bhaisbor
- Chipra
- Chikhali
- Awari
- Narratola
- Gudum
- Kuwagondi
- Baloda
- Kumudkatta
- Gujra
- Markatola Alias Surdongar
- Pateli
- Amadula
- Pacheda
- Chhindgaon
- Salhe
- Markatola
- Belargondi Alias Sattaitola
- Dhobedand
- Admudkasa
- Kamta
- Khairwahi
- Bharritola
- Limaudih
- Kande
- Adjal
- Pusawad
- Thema Buzurg
- Singhola
- Dhorritema
- Dhotim Tola
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)