# Pirda Village, Mahasamund, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Mahasamund, Mahasamund 

# Pirda

Pirda is a village in Mahasamund sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497449**. The 2011 Census counted **670 people in 136 households**, the 116th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 670people (2011)
- 136households
- 69.3%literacy
- 497449PIN code

## Pirda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pirda is 497449.** Pirda falls in Mahasamund sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497449
- Gram panchayatMalidih
- Community development blockMahasamund
- Census village code446115

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

## How far is Pirda from nearby towns?

- Mahasamund (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)17 km by road
- Tumgaon (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 Pirda?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pirda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tumgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Pirda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and vegetable**. About 87% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Pirda

Of every 100 households in Pirda in 2011, 94 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pirda · ■ Mahasamund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**59%

Television ****52%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pirda?

■ Pirda · ■ Mahasamund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**973

Working population ****57.5%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 60.0% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (83%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Mahasamund

- Rampur683 people
- Parsatti680 people
- Torla679 people
- Maraud674 people
- Gopalpur664 people
- Salihabhatha662 people
- Brekel650 people
- Amlor648 people

[All 193 villages in Mahasamund](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/mahasamund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pirda?497449
- How far is Pirda from Mahasamund?17 km by road
- What is the population of Pirda?670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirda in?Mahasamund district (Mahasamund sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pirda?69.3% (Census 2011)