Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa # Kuriyari Kuriyari is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495556. The 2011 Census counted 2,950 people in 573 households, the 12th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 2,950 people (2011) - 573 households - 75.2% literacy - 495556 PIN code ## Kuriyari PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kuriyari is 495556. Kuriyari falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495556 - Gram panchayat Kuriyari - Community development block Nawagarh - Census village code 436777 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kuriyari from nearby towns? - Nawagarh (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 32 km by road - Shivrinarayan (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kuriyari? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kuriyari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shivrinarayan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kharod - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kuriyari known for? The main crops are paddy and tivra. About 74% of the 697 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kuriyari Of every 100 households in Kuriyari in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kuriyari · ■ Nawagarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 86% - Toilet within the home 12% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 90% - Tap water 2% 4% - Drinking water within premises 10% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 73% 28% - Television 35% 32% - Mobile phone 43% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 29% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kuriyari? ■ Kuriyari · ■ Nawagarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.2% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 975 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 796 954 - Working population 68.7% 56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 64.3% for women. 68% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 454 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 366 (18%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 423 (21%) · ■ Marginal 781 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh - Misda 3,637 people - Kirit 3,484 people - Amora 3,336 people - Kachanda 3,019 people - Awrid 2,904 people - Rogda 2,876 people - Hardi 2,701 people - Mudpar 2,503 people All 71 villages in Nawagarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuriyari? 495556 - How far is Kuriyari from Janjgir? 32 km by road - What is the population of Kuriyari? 2,950 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuriyari in? Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kuriyari? 75.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/kuriyari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.