# Girung Village, Torpa, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Torpa, Khunti 

# Girung

Girung is a village in Torpa sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 51 households**, the 77th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 285people (2011)
- 51households
- 62.6%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Girung PIN code and other codes

Girung falls in Torpa sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatUkrimari
- Community development blockTorpa
- Census village code374928

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

## How far is Girung from nearby towns?

- Torpa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)36 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)48 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 Girung?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Girung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Torpa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Torpa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Girung known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Girung

Of every 100 households in Girung in 2011, 55 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Girung · ■ Torpa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

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 ****22%**

**33%

Television ****14%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

Own their home ****84%**

**96%

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 Girung?

■ Girung · ■ Torpa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**990

Working population ****35.4%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 45.0% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (83%) · **■** Household industry 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Torpa

- Jogisoso324 people
- Maladon306 people
- Champabaha303 people
- Chukru289 people
- Bandu281 people
- Sarangloya268 people
- Garganj266 people
- Panrriya240 people

[All 94 villages in Torpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/torpa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Girung from Khunti?36 km by road
- What is the population of Girung?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girung in?Khunti district (Torpa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Girung?62.6% (Census 2011)