# Virai Village, Mul, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/mul/virai/ Village · Mul, Chandrapur # Virai Virai is a village in Mul sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,591 people in 378 households**, the 22nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,591people (2011) - 378households - 70.3%literacy - 1,024females per 1,000 males ## Virai PIN code and other codes Virai falls in Mul sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMul - Census village code541423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virai from nearby towns? - Mul (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)54 km by road - Mul (nearest town)13 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 Virai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Virai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mul - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 Virai known for? About 77% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Virai Of every 100 households in Virai in 2011, 62 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Virai · ■ Mul rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **69% Toilet within the home ****32%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **71% Tap water ****34%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****43%** **58% Television ****18%** **18% Mobile phone ****24%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **44% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Virai? ■ Virai · ■ Mul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100** **960 Working population ****65.1%** **59.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 62.0% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 312 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 371 (36%) 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 Mul - Yergaon Alias Belgaon1,854 people - Bhejgaon1,830 people - Ushrada Chak1,803 people - Rajgad1,596 people - Chimadha1,539 people - Tadala Tukum1,483 people - Chitegaon1,241 people - Haldi Gaonganna1,191 people [All 106 villages in Mul](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/mul/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Virai from Chandrapur?54 km by road - What is the population of Virai?1,591 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virai in?Chandrapur district (Mul sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Virai?70.3% (Census 2011)