Village · Balod, Durg # Chiraigodi Chiraigodi is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491227. The 2011 Census counted 1,066 people in 250 households, the 45th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,066 people (2011) - 250 households - 80.7% literacy - 491227 PIN code ## Chiraigodi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chiraigodi is 491227. Chiraigodi falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491227 - Gram panchayat Jamgaon - Community development block Sanjaribalod - Census village code 443195 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chiraigodi from nearby towns? - Balod (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Durg (district HQ) 60 km by road - Balod (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chiraigodi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chiraigodi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kannewada - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Balod - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Balod - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chiraigodi known for? The main crops are paddy, pigeon pea and wheat. About 79% of the 285 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chiraigodi Of every 100 households in Chiraigodi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chiraigodi · ■ Balod rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 90% - Toilet within the home 17% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 69% - Tap water 31% 36% - Drinking water within premises 6% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97% - Use banking services 50% 76% - Television 30% 37% - Mobile phone 31% 33% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 23% 18% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chiraigodi? ■ Chiraigodi · ■ Balod rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.7% 80.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1038 1025 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1319 990 - Working population 53.8% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 73.4% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 47 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 298 (52%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 40 (7%) · ■ Marginal 186 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balod - Pondi 1,108 people - Parekibhat 1,087 people - Hathod 1,084 people - Charwahi 1,076 people - Darbari Nawagaon 1,039 people - Dengrapar 1,001 people - Khairtarai 999 people - Khapri 992 people All 92 villages in Balod ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chiraigodi? 491227 - How far is Chiraigodi from Durg? 60 km by road - What is the population of Chiraigodi? 1,066 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chiraigodi in? Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chiraigodi? 80.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/chiraigodi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.