# Girjapur Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Girjapur

Girjapur is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 58 households**, the 81st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 262people (2011)
- 58households
- 58.4%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Girjapur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatChirai
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432452

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

## How far is Girjapur 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 Girjapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Girjapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ram tili and maize**. About 40% of the 138 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 Girjapur

Of every 100 households in Girjapur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girjapur · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**30%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**61%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****76%**

**62%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Girjapur?

■ Girjapur · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**968

Working population ****52.7%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 46.4% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 135 (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

- Nawapara324 people
- Kanchannagar323 people
- Rakeya321 people
- Pendardih269 people
- Samudri249 people
- Amaratha244 people
- Saraidih227 people
- Chita221 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Girjapur?497118
- How far is Girjapur from Ambikapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Girjapur?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girjapur in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Girjapur?58.4% (Census 2011)