Chharchha

Chharchha
—  city  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District(s)	Koriya
Population	15,352 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Chharchha is a census town in Koriya District in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Chharchha had a population of 15,352. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Chharchha has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 77% and female literacy of 59%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. chharchha, is basically a colony developed by SECL(a subsdiary of coal india limited). chharchha is famous for its coal production from its two mines chharchha East and chharchha West.

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

Coordinates: 23°20′43″N 82°31′44″E / 23.34515°N 82.52888°E / 23.34515; 82.52888