# Girjapur Village, Baikunthpur, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/girjapur/ Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya # Girjapur Girjapur is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,665 people in 399 households**, the 19th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 1,665people (2011) - 399households - 69.6%literacy - 497331PIN code ## Girjapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Girjapur is 497331.** Girjapur falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497331 - Gram panchayatGirjapur - Community development blockBaikunthpur - Census village code431486 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Girjapur from nearby towns? - Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Baikunthpur (district HQ)20 km by road - Baikunthpur (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 Girjapur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Girjapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patna - ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Girjapur known for? The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and black gram**. About 85% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Girjapur Of every 100 households in Girjapur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Girjapur · ■ Baikunthpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **57% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****80%** **63% Television ****37%** **14% Mobile phone ****54%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **38% Own their home ****97%** **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 Girjapur? ■ Girjapur · ■ Baikunthpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **71.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **961 Working population ****47.1%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 57.4% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 315 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (14%) · **■** Other work 150 (19%) · **■** Marginal 209 (27%) 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 - Mahora1,791 people - Tengni1,779 people - Amgaon1,737 people - Puta1,706 people - Gadbadi1,637 people - Amapara1,617 people - Bardiya1,605 people - Karji1,560 people [All 125 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Girjapur?497331 - How far is Girjapur from Baikunthpur?20 km by road - What is the population of Girjapur?1,665 (Census 2011) - Which district is Girjapur in?Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Girjapur?69.6% (Census 2011)