# Girwani Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Girwani

Girwani is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **3,224 people in 770 households**, the 3rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 3,224people (2011)
- 770households
- 66.4%literacy
- 497225PIN code

## Girwani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Girwani is 497225.** Girwani falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497225
- Gram panchayatGirwani
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432102

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

## How far is Girwani from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)123 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)32 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 Girwani?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Girwani known for?

About 57% of the 1,211 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Girwani

Of every 100 households in Girwani in 2011, 12 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girwani · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**13%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****97%**

**59%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**50%

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 Girwani?

■ Girwani · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**952

Working population ****41.0%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 57.4% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 489 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (34%) · **■** Other work 60 (5%) · **■** Marginal 325 (25%)

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 Wadrafnagar

- Pandari5,342 people
- Basantpur3,890 people
- Balangi3,198 people
- Sarna3,016 people
- Kotrahi2,905 people
- Raghunathnagar2,882 people

[All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Girwani?497225
- How far is Girwani from Ambikapur?123 km by road
- What is the population of Girwani?3,224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girwani in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Girwani?66.4% (Census 2011)