# Gursiya Village, Poundi-Uproda, Korba (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/gursiya/ Village · Poundi-Uproda, Korba # Gursiya Gursiya is a village in Poundi-Uproda sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,903 people in 479 households**, the 17th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 1,903people (2011) - 479households - 69.5%literacy - 495445PIN code ## Gursiya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gursiya is 495445.** Gursiya falls in Poundi-Uproda sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495445 - Gram panchayatGursiya - Community development blockPondiupraura - Census village code435976 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gursiya from nearby towns? - Poundi-Uproda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Korba (district HQ)50 km by road - Katghora (nearest town)20 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 Gursiya? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Gursiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Katghora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gursiya known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard**. About 47% of the 542 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gursiya Of every 100 households in Gursiya in 2011, 74 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gursiya · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **37% Toilet within the home ****13%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****85%** **49% Television ****19%** **8% Mobile phone ****21%** **10% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****47%** **50% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 Gursiya? ■ Gursiya · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **57.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992** **987 Working population ****50.4%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 58.7% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (15%) · **■** Marginal 461 (48%) 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 Poundi-Uproda - Lakhanpur2,409 people - Rampur2,025 people - Tuman1,974 people - Sirmina1,944 people - Tanakhar1,862 people - Morga1,771 people - Pondi Khurd1,761 people - Kumahari Sani1,757 people [All 212 villages in Poundi-Uproda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gursiya?495445 - How far is Gursiya from Korba?50 km by road - What is the population of Gursiya?1,903 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gursiya in?Korba district (Poundi-Uproda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gursiya?69.5% (Census 2011)