# Jaram Village, Dantewada – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Jaram

Jaram is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **716 people in 155 households**, the 31st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%.

- 716people (2011)
- 155households
- 25.0%literacy
- 494449PIN code

## Jaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jaram is 494449.** Jaram falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494449
- Gram panchayatJaram
- Community development blockDantewada
- Census village code450059

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

## How far is Jaram from nearby towns?

- Dantewada (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)18 km by road
- Dantewada (nearest town)18 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 Jaram?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Jaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 56% of the 565 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 Jaram

Of every 100 households in Jaram in 2011, 55 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaram · ■ Dantewada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**31%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****66%**

**62%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jaram?

■ Jaram · ■ Dantewada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.0%**

**32.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1070

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**992

Working population ****61.6%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.8% for men and 7.5% for women. 53% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 90 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 318 (72%)

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 Dantewada

- Bhogam841 people
- Mendoli731 people
- Netapur728 people
- Murki721 people
- Bainpal709 people
- Pandewar680 people
- Degalras672 people
- Muskel640 people

[All 59 villages in Dantewada](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jaram?494449
- How far is Jaram from Dantewada?18 km by road
- What is the population of Jaram?716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaram in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jaram?25.0% (Census 2011)