# Kirgi Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/kirgi-441168/ Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Kirgi Kirgi is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 248 households**, the 39th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,236people (2011) - 248households - 82.7%literacy - 491995PIN code ## Kirgi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kirgi is 491995.** Kirgi falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491995 - Gram panchayatKirgi - Community development blockDongargaon - Census village code441168 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kirgi from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)26 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town)17 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 Kirgi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kirgi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Kirgi known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and vegetable**. About 85% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 357 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 Kirgi Of every 100 households in Kirgi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kirgi · ■ Dongargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****19%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **77% Tap water ****14%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****61%** **78% Television ****36%** **30% Mobile phone ****38%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Kirgi? ■ Kirgi · ■ Dongargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **1002 Working population ****57.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 73.2% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 295 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 195 (28%) 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 Dongargaon - Dhaba1,284 people - Bagdai1,264 people - Kirgi1,252 people - Khamhera1,245 people - Gungeri Nawagaon1,207 people - Kesla1,195 people - Barsan Tola1,194 people - Pendarwani1,164 people [All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kirgi?491995 - How far is Kirgi from Rajnandgaon?26 km by road - What is the population of Kirgi?1,236 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kirgi in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kirgi?82.7% (Census 2011)