Village · Kota, Bilaspur # Rigriga Rigriga is a village in Kota sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495116. The 2011 Census counted 1,025 people in 273 households, the 75th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 1,025 people (2011) - 273 households - 62.5% literacy - 495116 PIN code ## Rigriga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rigriga is 495116. Rigriga falls in Kota sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495116 - Gram panchayat Bitkuli - Community development block Kota - Census village code 437920 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rigriga from nearby towns? - Kota (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ) 20 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rigriga? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Rigriga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Belahna - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kota - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rigriga known for? The main crops are paddy and wheat. About 23% of the 960 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rigriga Of every 100 households in Rigriga in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rigriga · ■ Kota rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 82% - Toilet within the home 6% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 86% - Tap water 4% 13% - Drinking water within premises 0% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 1% 39% - Television 9% 16% - Mobile phone 10% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 46% 43% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rigriga? ■ Rigriga · ■ Kota rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 66.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1046 985 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 976 979 - Working population 55.7% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 52.4% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 195 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 257 (45%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 36 (6%) · ■ Marginal 82 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kota - Semra 1,071 people - Sonpuri 1,070 people - Khongsara 1,052 people - Banabel 1,025 people - Umariya Dadar 1,023 people - Ratkhandi 1,003 people - Kenadand 999 people - Umarmara 995 people All 162 villages in Kota ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rigriga? 495116 - How far is Rigriga from Bilaspur? 20 km by road - What is the population of Rigriga? 1,025 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rigriga in? Bilaspur district (Kota sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Rigriga? 62.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/kota/rigriga/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.