# Chirguda Village, Baikunthpur, Koriya (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya 

# Chirguda

Chirguda is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495692**. The 2011 Census counted **1,272 people in 331 households**, the 32nd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,272people (2011)
- 331households
- 73.7%literacy
- 495692PIN code

## Chirguda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chirguda is 495692.** Chirguda falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495692
- Gram panchayatChirguda
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code431491

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chirguda from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)18 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 Chirguda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chirguda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirmiri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Chirguda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 82% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Chirguda

Of every 100 households in Chirguda in 2011, 73 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chirguda · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**63%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Chirguda?

■ Chirguda · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**961

Working population ****36.6%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 57.4% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 67 (14%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 355 (76%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Salka1,335 people
- Amhar1,306 people
- Jagatpur1,297 people
- Targawan1,284 people
- Khanda1,208 people
- Junapara1,206 people
- Bhandarpara1,153 people
- Vishunpur1,152 people

[All 125 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chirguda?495692
- How far is Chirguda from Baikunthpur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Chirguda?1,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirguda in?Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chirguda?73.7% (Census 2011)