# Giroud Village, Magarlod, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/magarlod/giroud/ Village · Magarlod, Dhamtari # Giroud Giroud is a village in Magarlod sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493663**. The 2011 Census counted **1,682 people in 341 households**, the 18th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 1,682people (2011) - 341households - 78.7%literacy - 493663PIN code ## Giroud PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Giroud is 493663.** Giroud falls in Magarlod sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493663 - Gram panchayatGiroud - Community development blockMagarlod - Census village code446930 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Giroud from nearby towns? - Magarlod (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dhamtari (district HQ)40 km by road - Magarlod (nearest town)10 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 Giroud? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Giroud; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Medha - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurud - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Magarlod - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Giroud known for? About 46% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 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 Giroud Of every 100 households in Giroud in 2011, 94 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Giroud · ■ Magarlod rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****27%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **78% Tap water ****56%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****41%** **55% Television ****47%** **37% Mobile phone ****45%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **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 Giroud? ■ Giroud · ■ Magarlod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061** **984 Working population ****52.4%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 70.6% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 316 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (8%) · **■** Marginal 286 (32%) 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 Magarlod - Moharenga1,858 people - Mohadi1,835 people - Budeni1,730 people - Nawagaon1,721 people - Kapalphodi1,586 people - Dhaurabhata1,581 people - Rajpur1,571 people - Parsatthi1,548 people [All 114 villages in Magarlod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/magarlod/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Giroud?493663 - How far is Giroud from Dhamtari?40 km by road - What is the population of Giroud?1,682 (Census 2011) - Which district is Giroud in?Dhamtari district (Magarlod sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Giroud?78.7% (Census 2011)