# Giriya Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Giriya

Giriya is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **275 people in 65 households**, the 106th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 275people (2011)
- 65households
- 45.0%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Giriya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Giriya is 497223.** Giriya falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatJajawal
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432213

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

## How far is Giriya from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)27 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 Giriya?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Giriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Giriya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard**. About 47% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Giriya

Of every 100 households in Giriya in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Giriya · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**68%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Giriya?

■ Giriya · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1304**

**961

Working population ****56.0%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.4% for men and 35.8% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 154 (100%)

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 Pratappur

- Sendhopara398 people
- Nawadhakki377 people
- Shivpur375 people
- Dumar Kholi300 people
- Bargidih271 people
- Ghat Pendari263 people
- Dhuria258 people
- Daldali243 people

[All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Giriya?497223
- How far is Giriya from Ambikapur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Giriya?275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Giriya in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Giriya?45.0% (Census 2011)