# Chironjiya Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Chironjiya

Chironjiya is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 57 households**, the 140th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 223people (2011)
- 57households
- 62.8%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Chironjiya PIN code and other codes

Chironjiya falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483999

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

## How far is Chironjiya from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)68 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)15 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 Chironjiya?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Chironjiya known for?

About 63% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Chironjiya

Of every 100 households in Chironjiya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chironjiya · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**26%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chironjiya?

■ Chironjiya · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**941

Working population ****52.5%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 59.4% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (42%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 25 (21%)

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 Gairatganj

- Murli237 people
- Pathari234 people
- Panjhirpa229 people
- Parasi225 people
- Maheshri222 people
- Rajhadi220 people
- Khejdagarhi219 people
- Jhirniya216 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chironjiya from Raisen?68 km by road
- What is the population of Chironjiya?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chironjiya in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chironjiya?62.8% (Census 2011)