Village · Bemetara, Durg
# Janta

Janta is a village in Bemetara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491335. The 2011 Census counted 1,182 people in 180 households, the 58th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 1,182 people (2011)
- 180 households
- 61.2% literacy
- 491335 PIN code

## Janta PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Janta is 491335. Janta falls in Bemetara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491335
- Gram panchayat Janta
- Community development block Bemetra
- Census village code 441914

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Janta from nearby towns?
- Bemetara (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Durg (district HQ) 94 km by road
- Bemetara (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Janta?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Janta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dadi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bemetra
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ 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 Janta known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and gram. About 84% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Janta

Of every 100 households in Janta in 2011, 96 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Janta · ■ Bemetara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 82%
- Toilet within the home 3% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 92%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 89% 41%
- Television 34% 29%
- Mobile phone 26% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 27% 31%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Janta?

■ Janta · ■ Bemetara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.2% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 996
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 798 974
- Working population 54.7% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 46.5% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 165 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 232 (36%) · ■ Other work 17 (3%) · ■ Marginal 233 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bemetara
- Chargawan 1,250 people
- Char Bhatha 1,219 people
- Baiharsari 1,209 people
- Basni 1,201 people
- Chorbhatthi 1,174 people
- Khairijhiti 1,163 people
- Jhiriya 1,160 people
- Bhurki 1,159 people

All 187 villages in Bemetara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Janta? 491335
- How far is Janta from Durg? 94 km by road
- What is the population of Janta? 1,182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janta in? Durg district (Bemetara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Janta? 61.2% (Census 2011)

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