Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa
# Nariyara

Nariyara is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495553. The 2011 Census counted 9,942 people in 2,224 households, the 1st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 9,942 people (2011)
- 2,224 households
- 76.5% literacy
- 495553 PIN code

## Nariyara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nariyara is 495553. Nariyara falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495553
- Gram panchayat Nariyara
- Community development block Akaltara
- Census village code 436621

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

## How far is Nariyara from nearby towns?
- Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nariyara?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Nariyara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society 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
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akaltara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara
- ○ Dispensary 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 treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nariyara known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 56% of the 1,737 hectares of village land is sown, and 815 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nariyara

Of every 100 households in Nariyara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nariyara · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 85%
- Toilet within the home 15% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 85%
- Tap water 13% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 96%
- Use banking services 20% 22%
- Television 40% 29%
- Mobile phone 31% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 28% 35%
- Own their home 96% 94%

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

## What is the population of Nariyara?

■ Nariyara · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.5% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 770 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 932 983
- Working population 61.1% 51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 63.6% for women. 69% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 516 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 846 (14%) · ■ Household industry 33 (1%) · ■ Other work 1,547 (25%) · ■ Marginal 3,136 (52%)

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

All 81 villages in Akaltara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nariyara? 495553
- How far is Nariyara from Janjgir? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Nariyara? 9,942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nariyara in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nariyara? 76.5% (Census 2011)

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