Shakarlaya, Dharamjaigarh

Shakarlaya (शाकरलया) is a village located in the Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh) Tehsil of Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Dharamjaigarh block and comes under Kataipali D Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raigarh parliament constituency and Dharamjaigarh assembly constituency.

As on February 2025, the current population of Shakarlaya is 1.2 thousands out of which 593 are males and rest 592 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 998 females per 1000 males. There are around 158 teenagers in Shakarlaya. It has literacy rate of 40% which means around 478 persons can read and write. Total 5 people belonging to scheduled caste and 869 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 278 households in Shakarlaya, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 664. The pincode of Shakarlaya is 496665 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Chhal Sub Post office
• Barbhouna Branch Post office
• Barra Branch Post office
• Bojia Branch Post office
• Chandrasekharpur Branch Post office

Schools

Shakarlaya has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• D.A.V. Public Higher Secondary School School Chhal
• Vivekanand Con. Higher Secondary School Nawapara
• Govt. Boys High School S. Chhal
• Govt Higher Secondary School Kudekela
• Govt. High School S. Gorpar

Hospitals

Shakarlaya has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Khadgaon Sub-Center
• Munund Sub-Center
• Gurda Sub-Center
• Dehjari Sub-Center
• Nandgaon Sub-Center

Banks

Shakarlaya has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Chhal (Kudekela)
• State Bank of India Chhal