Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Jaunga Jaunga is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494441. The 2011 Census counted 1,489 people in 300 households, the 13th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 1,489 people (2011) - 300 households - 46.4% literacy - 494441 PIN code ## Jaunga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jaunga is 494441. Jaunga falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494441 - Gram panchayat Jaunga - Community development block Geedam - Census village code 450175 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jaunga from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 15 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jaunga? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Jaunga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Geedam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Geedam - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jaunga known for? The main crops are paddy, kodo and maize. About 57% of the 1,508 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jaunga Of every 100 households in Jaunga in 2011, 40 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jaunga · ■ Gidam rural average - Electricity for lighting 40% 31% - Toilet within the home 88% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 12% 82% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 1% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 46% 26% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 6% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 37% 59% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jaunga? ■ Jaunga · ■ Gidam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 46.4% 46.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1097 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 929 989 - Working population 56.0% 56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.7% for men and 33.9% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 216 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (3%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 46 (6%) · ■ Marginal 541 (65%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gidam - Badetumnar 1,795 people - Samlur 1,600 people - Chhotetumar 1,535 people - Hiranar 1,526 people - Kaurgaon 1,439 people - Chhindnar 1,390 people - Faraspal Alias Bodali 1,366 people - Muchnar 1,301 people All 67 villages in Gidam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jaunga? 494441 - How far is Jaunga from Dantewada? 15 km by road - What is the population of Jaunga? 1,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jaunga in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jaunga? 46.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/jaunga/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.