Village · Maibong, Dima Hasao
# Giriganapur

Giriganapur is a village in Maibong sub-district of Dima Hasao district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 119 people in 29 households, the 127th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 2.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.
- 119 people (2011)
- 29 households
- 2.1% literacy
- 1,052 females per 1,000 males

## Giriganapur PIN code and other codes

Giriganapur falls in Maibong sub-district, Dima Hasao district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Kalachand
- Community development block Diyung Valley
- Census village code 298904

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Giriganapur from nearby towns?
- Maibong (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Haflong (district HQ) 91 km by road
- Maibang (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Giriganapur?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Giriganapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Didambra
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Maibong
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Haflong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Haflong
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Giriganapur known for?

The main crops are rice, maize and sesame seeds. Products made here include dimasa dress, textile and dimasa gamocha.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Giriganapur

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

■ Giriganapur · ■ Maibong rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 20%
- Toilet within the home 0% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 44%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 100% 36%
- Television 0% 14%
- Mobile phone 3% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 62% 60%
- Own their home 100% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Giriganapur?

■ Giriganapur · ■ Maibong rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 2.1% 63.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1052 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1667 968
- Working population 56.3% 42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 4.1% for men and 0.0% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 29 (43%) · ■ Marginal 38 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Maibong
- Boila Hapila 126 people
- N/Galapang 120 people
- Semkhor Hading 120 people
- Diblong -I 119 people
- Makalo 119 people
- Nivang 117 people
- Mailubra 113 people
- Santipur 113 people

All 203 villages in Maibong

## Quick answers
- How far is Giriganapur from Haflong? 91 km by road
- What is the population of Giriganapur? 119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Giriganapur in? Dima Hasao district (Maibong sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Giriganapur? 2.1% (Census 2011)

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