# Jam Gaon B Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/jam-gaon-b/ Village · Balod, Durg # Jam Gaon B Jam Gaon B is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491227**. The 2011 Census counted **1,653 people in 357 households**, the 19th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,653people (2011) - 357households - 80.3%literacy - 491227PIN code ## Jam Gaon B PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jam Gaon B is 491227.** Jam Gaon B falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491227 - Gram panchayatJamgaon - Community development blockSanjaribalod - Census village code443215 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jam Gaon B from nearby towns? - Balod (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Durg (district HQ)60 km by road - Balod (nearest town)10 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 Jam Gaon B? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Jam Gaon B; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kannewada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Balod - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balod - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Jam Gaon B known for? The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 67% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Jam Gaon B Of every 100 households in Jam Gaon B in 2011, 93 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jam Gaon B · ■ Balod rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****18%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **69% Tap water ****11%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****61%** **76% Television ****31%** **37% Mobile phone ****18%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Jam Gaon B? ■ Jam Gaon B · ■ Balod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **990 Working population ****54.5%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 74.3% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 93 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 337 (37%) · **■** Other work 95 (11%) · **■** Marginal 376 (42%) 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 Balod - Jamruwa1,727 people - Sankara1,723 people - Bheriya Nawagaon1,708 people - Umaradah1,706 people - Narra1,598 people - Parsoda1,522 people - Aroud1,485 people - Barahi1,482 people [All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jam Gaon B?491227 - How far is Jam Gaon B from Durg?60 km by road - What is the population of Jam Gaon B?1,653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jam Gaon B in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jam Gaon B?80.3% (Census 2011)