Village · Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa # Ghiwara Ghiwara is a village in Dabhra sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495688. The 2011 Census counted 1,286 people in 341 households, the 40th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,286 people (2011) - 341 households - 71.5% literacy - 495688 PIN code ## Ghiwara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ghiwara is 495688. Ghiwara falls in Dabhra sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495688 - Gram panchayat Ghiwara - Community development block Dabhra - Census village code 437098 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghiwara from nearby towns? - Dabhra (sub-district HQ) 121 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 90 km by road - Dabhra (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghiwara? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Ghiwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dhurtkat - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Raigarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dabhra - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghiwara known for? The main crops are paddy. About 84% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghiwara Of every 100 households in Ghiwara in 2011, 57 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghiwara · ■ Dabhra rural average - Electricity for lighting 57% 90% - Toilet within the home 5% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 88% - Tap water 1% 12% - Drinking water within premises 2% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 2% 45% - Television 5% 24% - Mobile phone 2% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 38% 29% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghiwara? ■ Ghiwara · ■ Dabhra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.5% 70.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1035 1001 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1044 946 - Working population 43.2% 50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 57.9% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 241 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (8%) · ■ Other work 35 (6%) · ■ Marginal 235 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dabhra - Siriyagarh 1,335 people - Kanshidih 1,325 people - Khurghatti 1,321 people - Chhuhipali 1,297 people - Kenapali 1,283 people - Kabaripali 1,261 people - Gopalpur 1,247 people - Audekera 1,224 people All 124 villages in Dabhra ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghiwara? 495688 - How far is Ghiwara from Janjgir? 90 km by road - What is the population of Ghiwara? 1,286 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghiwara in? Janjgir - Champa district (Dabhra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ghiwara? 71.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/dabhra/ghiwara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.