Village · Malkharoda, Janjgir - Champa
# Pihrid

Pihrid is a village in Malkharoda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493335. The 2011 Census counted 3,474 people in 763 households, the 2nd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.
- 3,474 people (2011)
- 763 households
- 68.1% literacy
- 493335 PIN code

## Pihrid PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pihrid is 493335. Pihrid falls in Malkharoda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493335
- Gram panchayat Pihrid
- Community development block Malkharoda
- Census village code 437236

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

## How far is Pihrid from nearby towns?
- Malkharoda (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 67 km by road
- Adbhar (nearest town) 16 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pihrid?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Pihrid; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● 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
- ● 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 5–10 km · Malkharoda
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Malkharoda
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Pihrid known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 83% of the 719 hectares of village land is sown, and 503 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pihrid

Of every 100 households in Pihrid in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pihrid · ■ Malkharoda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 94%
- Toilet within the home 10% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 87%
- Tap water 2% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 14% 24%
- Television 26% 32%
- Mobile phone 21% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 28%
- Own their home 97% 98%

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

## What is the population of Pihrid?

■ Pihrid · ■ Malkharoda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.1% 70.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1001 1008
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 946
- Working population 37.9% 58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 57.9% for women. 48% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 268 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 270 (20%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 173 (13%) · ■ Marginal 601 (46%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Malkharoda
- Malkharoda 3,998 people
- Bade Sipat 3,305 people
- Singhra 3,198 people
- Faguram 3,177 people
- Chhapora 3,171 people

All 109 villages in Malkharoda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pihrid? 493335
- How far is Pihrid from Janjgir? 67 km by road
- What is the population of Pihrid? 3,474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pihrid in? Janjgir - Champa district (Malkharoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pihrid? 68.1% (Census 2011)

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