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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rakha bai bisen
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- LGD code
- 446983
- Pincode
- 493662
- Post office
- Magarlod
- Population
- 79
- Households
- 18
- Literacy rate
- 44.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1026 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 45
Census 2011 · in context
How Nirai compares
By population, Nirai ranks #98 of 100 villages in Magarlod mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.3%
−21.1% vs mandal average
Nirai44.3%
Magarlod mandal65.4%
Dhamtari district68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
+22 vs mandal average
Nirai1,026
Magarlod mandal1,004
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
Nirai4.4
Magarlod mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nirai at a glance
Nirai is a village of 79 people in 18 households (Census 2011) in Magarlod tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 98th-largest of 100 villages in Magarlod tehsil. Literacy is 44%, 21 points below the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493662, served by Magarlod post office; the LGD village code is 446983. The sarpanch is rakha bai bisen, and the village votes in Abhanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Indra Kumar Sahu. The population is estimated at 93 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nirai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GARIYABAND
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 78
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 33
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MOHERA
- Total area (ha)
- 237.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 39.87
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nirai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nirai
- LGD code
- 446983
- Pincode
- 493662
- Post office
- Magarlod
- Population (Census 2011)
- 79
- Population (projected 2026)
- 93
- Households
- 18
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1026
- Literacy rate
- 44.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Abhanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Brijmohan Agrawal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Indra Kumar Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rakha bai bisen
- Block / Mandal
- Magarlod
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)