# Paiga Village, Mainpat, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Mainpat, Surguja 

# Paiga

Paiga is a village in Mainpat sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,239 people in 270 households**, the 29th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.1%.

- 1,239people (2011)
- 270households
- 33.0%literacy
- 497111PIN code

## Paiga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paiga is 497111.** Paiga falls in Mainpat sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497111
- Gram panchayatPaiga
- Community development blockMainpat
- Census village code433548

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

## How far is Paiga from nearby towns?

- Narbadapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sitapur (nearest town)50 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 Paiga?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Paiga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kamleshwarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○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, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Paiga known for?

The main crops are **paddy and potato**. About 32% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Paiga

Of every 100 households in Paiga in 2011, 20 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paiga · ■ Mainpat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****42%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****89%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paiga?

■ Paiga · ■ Mainpat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.0%**

**47.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**994

Working population ****53.4%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.6% for men and 23.0% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 522 (79%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Mainpat

- Jamkani1,452 people
- Kadnai1,363 people
- Pidiya1,272 people
- Asgawan1,265 people
- Bisarpani1,175 people
- Chainpur1,134 people
- Salainagar1,060 people
- Kamleshwarpur1,036 people

[All 46 villages in Mainpat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/mainpat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paiga?497111
- How far is Paiga from Ambikapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Paiga?1,239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paiga in?Surguja district (Mainpat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Paiga?33.0% (Census 2011)