# Garrapar Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon 

# Garrapar

Garrapar is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491668**. The 2011 Census counted **787 people in 189 households**, the 94th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 787people (2011)
- 189households
- 72.2%literacy
- 491668PIN code

## Garrapar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garrapar is 491668.** Garrapar falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491668
- Gram panchayatGarrapar
- Community development blockChhuria
- Census village code440992

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

## How far is Garrapar from nearby towns?

- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ambagarh Chowki (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 Garrapar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Garrapar; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jadutola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambagarh Chowki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Garrapar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and tivra**. About 60% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Garrapar

Of every 100 households in Garrapar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garrapar · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****64%**

**83%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Garrapar?

■ Garrapar · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698**

**1008

Working population ****53.6%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 60.2% for women. 49% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 89 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (30%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 178 (42%)

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 Chhuriya

- Bhandari Bharda809 people
- Muchedand808 people
- Bharri Tola801 people
- Ghothiya788 people
- Morkutum784 people
- Nandiya784 people
- Diwan Tola781 people
- Telgaon781 people

[All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garrapar?491668
- How far is Garrapar from Rajnandgaon?50 km by road
- What is the population of Garrapar?787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garrapar in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Garrapar?72.2% (Census 2011)