# Piraiya Village, Nawagarh, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawagarh, Durg 

# Piraiya

Piraiya is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491340**. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 93 households**, the 158th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 439people (2011)
- 93households
- 59.9%literacy
- 491340PIN code

## Piraiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Piraiya is 491340.** Piraiya falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491340
- Gram panchayatKeshla
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code441806

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

## How far is Piraiya from nearby towns?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)97 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)18 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 Piraiya?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Piraiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maro
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Piraiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 79% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Piraiya

Of every 100 households in Piraiya in 2011, 55 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piraiya · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**35%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Piraiya?

■ Piraiya · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**971

Working population ****46.2%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 49.0% for women. 46% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 132 (65%)

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 Nawagarh

- Khaira454 people
- Dhauabhatha Kalan453 people
- Khapri452 people
- Lalpur447 people
- Salheghori425 people
- Risa Amli419 people
- Bhikhampur395 people
- Dharampura381 people

[All 185 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Piraiya?491340
- How far is Piraiya from Durg?97 km by road
- What is the population of Piraiya?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piraiya in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Piraiya?59.9% (Census 2011)