# Piraiya Village, Bilha, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/bilha/piraiya/ Village · Bilha, Bilaspur # Piraiya Piraiya is a village in Bilha sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495550**. The 2011 Census counted **1,664 people in 382 households**, the 25th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%. - 1,664people (2011) - 382households - 60.2%literacy - 495550PIN code ## Piraiya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Piraiya is 495550.** Piraiya falls in Bilha sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495550 - Gram panchayatPiraiya - Community development blockBilha - Census village code439025 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Piraiya from nearby towns? - Bilha (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)21 km by road - Bodri (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Piraiya? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Piraiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bodari - ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Piraiya known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 50% of the 559 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Piraiya Of every 100 households in Piraiya in 2011, 79 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Piraiya · ■ Bilha rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **84% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **84% Tap water ****7%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****75%** **34% Television ****9%** **26% Mobile phone ****4%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****54%** **32% Own their home ****94%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Piraiya? ■ Piraiya · ■ Bilha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **65.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736** **1006 Working population ****49.9%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 49.7% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (6%) · **■** Marginal 227 (27%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bilha - Jhalpha1,829 people - Tilsara1,808 people - Dhamni1,719 people - Godhi1,701 people - Bodsara1,628 people - Kaya1,583 people - Deokirari1,558 people - Pounsari1,531 people [All 88 villages in Bilha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/bilha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Piraiya?495550 - How far is Piraiya from Bilaspur?21 km by road - What is the population of Piraiya?1,664 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piraiya in?Bilaspur district (Bilha sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Piraiya?60.2% (Census 2011)