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Cholnar

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Bakavand mandal
Pincode 494221
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DHANPATI NAG
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LGD code
449451
Pincode
494221
Post office
Asna
Population
1,469
Households
340
Literacy rate
46.1%
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000♂
Workers
840
Distance to district centre
83 km
Distance to mandal centre
103 km
Distance to Raipur
294 km
Distance to Hyderabad
330 km
Nearest railway station
Kirandul · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
N.M.D.C. Appolo Central Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Cholnar compares

By population, Cholnar ranks #23 of 66 villages in Bakavand mandal.

Literacy rate
%
46.1%
+1.4% vs mandal average
Cholnar
46.1%
Bakavand mandal
44.7%
Bastar district
46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
993
−17 vs mandal average
Cholnar
993
Bakavand mandal
1,010
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Cholnar
4.3
Bakavand mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Cholnar at a glance

Cholnar is a village of 1,469 people in 340 households (Census 2011) in Bakavand tehsil, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, the 23rd-largest of 66 villages in Bakavand tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 45% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Bastar district centre, 7 km from Kirandul railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494221, served by Asna post office; the LGD village code is 449451. The nearest hospital or health centre is N.M.D.C. Appolo Central Hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is DHANPATI NAG. The population is estimated at 1,732 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Cholnar

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Cholnar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
3
Middle school
2
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
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
No
Nearest statutory town
JAGDALPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
17
Distance to district HQ (km)
17
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHOLNAR
Total area (ha)
1,116.56
Irrigated area (ha)
34.75
Forest area (ha)
416.95

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Cholnar

LGD code
449451
Pincode
494221
Post office
Asna
Population (Census 2011)
1,469
Population (projected 2026)
1,732
Households
340
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
993
Literacy rate
46.1%
Coordinates
18.62142°N, 81.31920°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Narayanpur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DHANPATI NAG
Block / Mandal
Bakavand
Getting there

How to reach Cholnar

Mandal centre
Bakavand · ≈ 103 km
≈ 3 h 32 min by car · 4 h 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bastar · ≈ 83 km
≈ 2 h 50 min by car · 3 h 21 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur294 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad330 km
  • Chennai626 km
  • Bengaluru744 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKirandul7 km
  • Hospital / PHCN.M.D.C. Appolo Central Hospital12 km
  • ATM / bankCGRGB Bank30 km
  • CollegeGovt Nursing College Sukma44 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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