# Kirit Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/kirit/ Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa # Kirit Kirit is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495557**. The 2011 Census counted **3,484 people in 786 households**, the 9th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 3,484people (2011) - 786households - 74.1%literacy - 495557PIN code ## Kirit PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kirit is 495557.** Kirit falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495557 - Gram panchayatKirit - Community development blockNawagarh - Census village code436784 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kirit from nearby towns? - Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)30 km by road - Nawagarh (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kirit? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kirit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawagarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharod - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 23 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kirit known for? About 73% of the 893 hectares of village land is sown, and 635 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kirit Of every 100 households in Kirit in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kirit · ■ Nawagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **86% Toilet within the home ****14%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **90% Tap water ****7%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****20%** **28% Television ****27%** **32% Mobile phone ****20%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **29% Own their home ****95%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kirit? ■ Kirit · ■ Nawagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **954 Working population ****55.7%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 61.2% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 494 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 486 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (6%) · **■** Marginal 848 (44%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh - Kataud4,397 people - Semra4,219 people - Godhna4,125 people - Misda3,637 people - Amora3,336 people - Kachanda3,019 people - Kuriyari2,950 people - Awrid2,904 people [All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kirit?495557 - How far is Kirit from Janjgir?30 km by road - What is the population of Kirit?3,484 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kirit in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kirit?74.1% (Census 2011)