# Nirjam Village, Mungeli, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mungeli, Bilaspur 

# Nirjam

Nirjam is a village in Mungeli sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495334**. The 2011 Census counted **1,689 people in 359 households**, the 25th largest of 260 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,689people (2011)
- 359households
- 67.4%literacy
- 495334PIN code

## Nirjam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nirjam is 495334.** Nirjam falls in Mungeli sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495334
- Gram panchayatNirjam
- Community development blockMungeli
- Census village code438176

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nirjam from nearby towns?

- Mungeli (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)63 km by road
- Mungeli (nearest town)13 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 Nirjam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nirjam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mungeli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mungeli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mungeli
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 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 Nirjam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 84% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Nirjam

Of every 100 households in Nirjam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nirjam · ■ Mungeli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**45%

Television ****20%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Nirjam?

■ Nirjam · ■ Mungeli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1171**

**975

Working population ****41.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 54.1% for women. 47% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 420 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (19%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 127 (18%)

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 Mungeli

- Fandwani1,790 people
- Chhatan1,761 people
- Birgaon1,742 people
- Rohrakhurd1,696 people
- Kanteli1,687 people
- Devgaon1,613 people
- Khamharia1,570 people
- Semarchua1,558 people

[All 278 villages in Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nirjam?495334
- How far is Nirjam from Bilaspur?63 km by road
- What is the population of Nirjam?1,689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nirjam in?Bilaspur district (Mungeli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nirjam?67.4% (Census 2011)