Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa # Choriya Choriya is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495668. The 2011 Census counted 6,199 people in 1,257 households, the 4th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 6,199 people (2011) - 1,257 households - 75.1% literacy - 495668 PIN code ## Choriya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Choriya is 495668. Choriya falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495668 - Gram panchayat Choriya - Community development block Bamhnidih - Census village code 436854 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Choriya from nearby towns? - Champa (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 30 km by road - Champa (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Choriya? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Choriya; 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 - ● 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 - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Champa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saragaon - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Choriya known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 75% of the 1,308 hectares of village land is sown, and 935 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Choriya Of every 100 households in Choriya in 2011, 97 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Choriya · ■ Champa rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 88% - Toilet within the home 16% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 87% - Tap water 11% 4% - Drinking water within premises 10% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97% - Use banking services 29% 20% - Television 42% 34% - Mobile phone 26% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 24% 29% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Choriya? ■ Choriya · ■ Champa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.1% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 998 935 - Working population 61.3% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1,190 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 736 (19%) · ■ Household industry 339 (9%) · ■ Other work 108 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1,427 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Champa - Seoni 9,271 people - Kosmanda 8,530 people - Birra 7,805 people - Bamhnidih 5,486 people - Hathnewara 5,007 people - Kurda 4,753 people - Kamrid 4,723 people All 86 villages in Champa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Choriya? 495668 - How far is Choriya from Janjgir? 30 km by road - What is the population of Choriya? 6,199 (Census 2011) - Which district is Choriya in? Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Choriya? 75.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/choriya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.