Village · Lundra, Surguja
# Riri

Riri is a village in Lundra sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497101. The 2011 Census counted 503 people in 122 households, the 102nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.
- 503 people (2011)
- 122 households
- 48.2% literacy
- 497101 PIN code

## Riri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Riri is 497101. Riri falls in Lundra sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497101
- Gram panchayat Gujarwar
- Community development block Lundra
- Census village code 433358

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

## How far is Riri from nearby towns?
- Lundra (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town) 60 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Riri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Riri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Riri known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 11% of the 922 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Riri

Of every 100 households in Riri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Riri · ■ Lundra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 64%
- Toilet within the home 67% 92%
- No toilet (open defecation) 32% 7%
- Tap water 2% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 52% 57%
- Television 0% 10%
- Mobile phone 3% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 75% 43%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Riri?

■ Riri · ■ Lundra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.2% 53.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 949 955
- Working population 56.5% 54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 38.6% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 169 (60%) · ■ Household industry 11 (4%) · ■ Other work 11 (4%) · ■ Marginal 83 (29%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lundra
- Chalgali 543 people
- Kakni 530 people
- Masga 530 people
- Jamoni 510 people
- Jarakela 479 people
- Jamdih 477 people
- Nawdiha 449 people
- Ganjhadand 441 people

All 112 villages in Lundra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Riri? 497101
- How far is Riri from Ambikapur? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Riri? 503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riri in? Surguja district (Lundra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Riri? 48.2% (Census 2011)

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