# Girwarganj Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Girwarganj

Girwarganj is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,138 people in 219 households**, the 30th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,138people (2011)
- 219households
- 40.8%literacy
- 497107PIN code

## Girwarganj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Girwarganj is 497107.** Girwarganj falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497107
- Gram panchayatGirwarganj
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431954

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

## How far is Girwarganj from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)30 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 Girwarganj?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Girwarganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chalgali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Girwarganj known for?

About 29% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Girwarganj

Of every 100 households in Girwarganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girwarganj · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****22%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**66%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**47%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Girwarganj?

■ Girwarganj · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.8%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**965

Working population ****49.2%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 29.5% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 309 (55%)

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 Balrampur

- Ranhat1,218 people
- Tangar Mahari1,213 people
- Nawadih1,201 people
- Amdanda1,166 people
- Kotasaripodi1,128 people
- Ghaghara1,115 people
- Sarnadih1,085 people
- Jawar1,073 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Girwarganj?497107
- How far is Girwarganj from Ambikapur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Girwarganj?1,138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girwarganj in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Girwarganj?40.8% (Census 2011)