# Paijani Village, Baloda Bazar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur 

# Paijani

Paijani is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493526**. The 2011 Census counted **2,034 people in 409 households**, the 32nd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 2,034people (2011)
- 409households
- 76.4%literacy
- 493526PIN code

## Paijani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paijani is 493526.** Paijani falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493526
- Gram panchayatPainjani
- Community development blockBalodabazar
- Census village code443803

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

## How far is Paijani from nearby towns?

- Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)102 km by road
- Baloda Bazar (nearest town)12 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 Paijani?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Lahod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Paijani known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 81% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 288 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 Paijani

Of every 100 households in Paijani in 2011, 55 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paijani · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**33%

Television ****19%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paijani?

■ Paijani · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**976

Working population ****49.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 63.7% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 215 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 670 (67%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 90 (9%)

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 Baloda Bazar

- Munda2,190 people
- Kari2,149 people
- Chichirda2,145 people
- Gindola2,093 people
- Kukurdih2,026 people
- Kokadi2,025 people
- Kanjee1,974 people
- Dasharma1,896 people

[All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paijani?493526
- How far is Paijani from Raipur?102 km by road
- What is the population of Paijani?2,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paijani in?Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Paijani?76.4% (Census 2011)
