Village · Gurur, Durg
# Bhirai Khas

Bhirai Khas is a village in Gurur sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496118. The 2011 Census counted 1,716 people in 344 households, the 26th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.
- 1,716 people (2011)
- 344 households
- 82.7% literacy
- 496118 PIN code

## Bhirai Khas PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhirai Khas is 496118. Bhirai Khas falls in Gurur sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 496118
- Gram panchayat Bhirai Khas
- Community development block Gurur
- Census village code 443355

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhirai Khas from nearby towns?
- Gurur (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Durg (district HQ) 57 km by road
- Dhamtari (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhirai Khas?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhirai Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sanood
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sanoud
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhamtari
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhirai Khas known for?

The main crops are paddy, gram and wheat. About 84% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 493 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhirai Khas

Of every 100 households in Bhirai Khas in 2011, 98 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhirai Khas · ■ Gurur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 90%
- Toilet within the home 35% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 74%
- Tap water 0% 45%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 93% 65%
- Television 58% 42%
- Mobile phone 40% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 28% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 16%
- Own their home 97% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhirai Khas?

■ Bhirai Khas · ■ Gurur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.7% 81.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 1012
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 775 960
- Working population 54.3% 52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 73.2% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 290 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 286 (31%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 68 (7%) · ■ Marginal 283 (30%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gurur
- Mokha 1,811 people
- Basin 1,742 people
- Kolihamar 1,738 people
- Dotopar 1,720 people
- Perpar 1,693 people
- Surra 1,673 people
- Tarri 1,643 people
- Dubchera 1,641 people

All 121 villages in Gurur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhirai Khas? 496118
- How far is Bhirai Khas from Durg? 57 km by road
- What is the population of Bhirai Khas? 1,716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhirai Khas in? Durg district (Gurur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhirai Khas? 82.7% (Census 2011)

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