Village · Bilaigarh, Raipur
# Durumgarh

Durumgarh is a village in Bilaigarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497778. The 2011 Census counted 396 people in 97 households, the 180th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.
- 396 people (2011)
- 97 households
- 65.7% literacy
- 497778 PIN code

## Durumgarh PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Durumgarh is 497778. Durumgarh falls in Bilaigarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497778
- Gram panchayat Mehtara
- Community development block Bilaigarh
- Census village code 444410

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Durumgarh from nearby towns?
- Bilaigarh (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ) 188 km by road
- Bhatgaon (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Durumgarh?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ramkona
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhatgaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Durumgarh known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Durumgarh

Of every 100 households in Durumgarh in 2011, 74 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durumgarh · ■ Bilaigarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 74% 78%
- Toilet within the home 1% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 92%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 4% 17%
- Television 16% 22%
- Mobile phone 5% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 14% 32%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Durumgarh?

■ Durumgarh · ■ Bilaigarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 67.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 1008
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1103 969
- Working population 35.9% 46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 52.5% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 77 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 36 (25%) · ■ Other work 11 (8%) · ■ Marginal 18 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bilaigarh
- Nawapara 432 people
- Boda 425 people
- Guwali 425 people
- Pathariya 411 people
- Chandra Nagar 390 people
- Madhuban Khurd 385 people
- Mauhadih 384 people
- Bhinoda 378 people

All 222 villages in Bilaigarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Durumgarh? 497778
- How far is Durumgarh from Raipur? 188 km by road
- What is the population of Durumgarh? 396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durumgarh in? Raipur district (Bilaigarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Durumgarh? 65.7% (Census 2011)

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