# Jhapra Village, Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Jhapra

Jhapra is a village in Sukma sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494111**. The 2011 Census counted **791 people in 163 households**, the 27th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%.

- 791people (2011)
- 163households
- 47.3%literacy
- 494111PIN code

## Jhapra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhapra is 494111.** Jhapra falls in Sukma sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494111
- Gram panchayatJhapra
- Community development blockSukma
- Census village code450623

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

## How far is Jhapra from nearby towns?

- Sukma (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)90 km by road
- Sukma (nearest town)12 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 Jhapra?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jhapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sukma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sukma
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Jhapra known for?

About 46% of the 670 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 Jhapra

Of every 100 households in Jhapra in 2011, 70 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhapra · ■ Sukma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**1%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****97%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Jhapra?

■ Jhapra · ■ Sukma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**33.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**987

Working population ****78.4%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 37.4% for women. 74% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 283 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 329 (53%)

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 Sukma

- Bhelwapal905 people
- Chikpal886 people
- Rama Ram846 people
- Koya Bekur831 people
- Nagaras754 people
- Chingawaram700 people
- Geedam634 people
- Borguda624 people

[All 52 villages in Sukma](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/sukma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhapra?494111
- How far is Jhapra from Dantewada?90 km by road
- What is the population of Jhapra?791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhapra in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Sukma sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhapra?47.3% (Census 2011)