# Chirai Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Chirai

Chirai is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 150 households**, the 44th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 748people (2011)
- 150households
- 52.3%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Chirai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chirai is 497118.** Chirai falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatChirai
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432453

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

## How far is Chirai from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)70 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 Chirai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shankargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Chirai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ram tili and maize**. About 20% of the 873 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chirai

Of every 100 households in Chirai in 2011, 13 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chirai · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****44%**

**61%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****83%**

**62%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chirai?

■ Chirai · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**968

Working population ****47.5%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 40.9% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 347 (98%)

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 Shankargarh

- Sihar803 people
- Bhairopur786 people
- Durgapur777 people
- Murka761 people
- Changaro740 people
- Damodarpur714 people
- Bhondna695 people
- Deosara Kalan694 people

[All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chirai?497118
- How far is Chirai from Ambikapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chirai?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirai in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chirai?52.3% (Census 2011)