Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Kirari Kirari is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495553. The 2011 Census counted 4,248 people in 878 households, the 6th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 4,248 people (2011) - 878 households - 69.8% literacy - 495553 PIN code ## Kirari PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kirari is 495553. Kirari falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495553 - Gram panchayat Kirari - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436625 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kirari from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 18 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kirari? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kirari; 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 - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road 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 - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kirari known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 62% of the 1,289 hectares of village land is sown, and 789 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kirari Of every 100 households in Kirari in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kirari · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 85% - Toilet within the home 12% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 85% - Tap water 27% 13% - Drinking water within premises 17% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 27% 22% - Television 30% 29% - Mobile phone 23% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 30% 35% - Own their home 95% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kirari? ■ Kirari · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.8% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 983 - Working population 45.0% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 57.5% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 300 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 528 (28%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 560 (29%) · ■ Marginal 513 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Kotmi Sonar 7,662 people - Pondidalha 5,149 people - Amora 4,943 people - Tilai 4,836 people - Pakariya 4,185 people - Taraod 3,883 people - Kapan 3,834 people - Hardi 3,821 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kirari? 495553 - How far is Kirari from Janjgir? 18 km by road - What is the population of Kirari? 4,248 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kirari in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kirari? 69.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/kirari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.