Village · Keskal, Bastar
# Nirachhindali

Nirachhindali is a village in Keskal sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495674. The 2011 Census counted 1,315 people in 275 households, the 12th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.
- 1,315 people (2011)
- 275 households
- 60.5% literacy
- 495674 PIN code

## Nirachhindali PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nirachhindali is 495674. Nirachhindali falls in Keskal sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495674
- Gram panchayat Nirachhindali
- Community development block Keshkal
- Census village code 448573

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

## How far is Nirachhindali from nearby towns?
- Keskal (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Keskal (nearest town) 7 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nirachhindali?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nirachhindali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Keshkal
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Keskal
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Keskal
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nirachhindali known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and black gram. About 42% of the 749 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nirachhindali

Of every 100 households in Nirachhindali in 2011, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nirachhindali · ■ Keskal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 40% 40%
- Toilet within the home 2% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 95%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 39% 37%
- Television 8% 10%
- Mobile phone 20% 15%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 22% 26%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Nirachhindali?

■ Nirachhindali · ■ Keskal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.5% 58.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1104 1039
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 943 1009
- Working population 52.4% 61.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 361 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (1%) · ■ Household industry 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 87 (13%) · ■ Marginal 221 (32%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Keskal
- Gourgoan Chikhaladih 1,534 people
- Todasi 1,444 people
- Binjhe 1,400 people
- Toskapal 1,364 people
- Garawandi 1,285 people
- Sawala 1,258 people
- Masukokoda 1,251 people
- Karrarmeta 1,170 people

All 101 villages in Keskal

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nirachhindali? 495674
- How far is Nirachhindali from Jagdalpur? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Nirachhindali? 1,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nirachhindali in? Bastar district (Keskal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nirachhindali? 60.5% (Census 2011)

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