# Gira Village, Chohtan, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Chohtan, Barmer 

# Gira

Gira is a village in Chohtan sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344706**. The 2011 Census counted **2,961 people in 458 households**, the 26th largest of 426 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%.

- 2,961people (2011)
- 458households
- 36.4%literacy
- 344706PIN code

## Gira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gira is 344706.** Gira falls in Chohtan sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344706
- Community development blockChohtan
- Census village code089026

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

## How far is Gira from nearby towns?

- Chohtan (sub-district HQ)95 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)130 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)130 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 Gira?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Gira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chohtan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chohtan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Gira known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and moth**. About 52% of the 2,139 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gira

Of every 100 households in Gira in 2011, 5 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gira · ■ Chohtan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****65%**

**45%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Gira?

■ Gira · ■ Chohtan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.4%**

**46.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**920

Working population ****58.2%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.8% for men and 23.3% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,627 (94%)

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 Chohtan

- Nawatala Jaitmalan3,153 people
- Bhalgaon3,119 people
- Dhok3,050 people
- Gohar Ka Tala2,969 people
- Bhanwar2,944 people
- Dedoosar2,880 people
- Serwa2,842 people
- Dhanaoo2,837 people

[All 427 villages in Chohtan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gira?344706
- How far is Gira from Barmer?130 km by road
- What is the population of Gira?2,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gira in?Barmer district (Chohtan sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Gira?36.4% (Census 2011)
