# Jhiriya Village, Bemetara, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bemetara, Durg 

# Jhiriya

Jhiriya is a village in Bemetara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491335**. The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 239 households**, the 61st largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 1,160people (2011)
- 239households
- 57.3%literacy
- 491335PIN code

## Jhiriya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhiriya is 491335.** Jhiriya falls in Bemetara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491335
- Gram panchayatJhiriya
- Community development blockBemetra
- Census village code442062

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

## How far is Jhiriya from nearby towns?

- Bemetara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)105 km by road
- Bemetara (nearest town)25 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 Jhiriya?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jhiriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mau
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bemetra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Jhiriya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and gram**. About 85% of the 610 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Jhiriya

Of every 100 households in Jhiriya in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhiriya · ■ Bemetara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****46%**

**41%

Television ****34%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

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 Jhiriya?

■ Jhiriya · ■ Bemetara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**974

Working population ****48.4%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 44.6% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 414 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (19%) · **■** Other work 37 (7%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Bemetara

- Basni1,201 people
- Janta1,182 people
- Chorbhatthi1,174 people
- Khairijhiti1,163 people
- Bhurki1,159 people
- Chilphi1,155 people
- Bandhi1,148 people
- Mutpuri1,144 people

[All 187 villages in Bemetara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/bemetara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhiriya?491335
- How far is Jhiriya from Durg?105 km by road
- What is the population of Jhiriya?1,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhiriya in?Durg district (Bemetara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhiriya?57.3% (Census 2011)