Village · Saja, Durg # Jamgaon Jamgaon is a village in Saja sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491331. The 2011 Census counted 606 people in 129 households, the 77th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 606 people (2011) - 129 households - 78.5% literacy - 491331 PIN code ## Jamgaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jamgaon is 491331. Jamgaon falls in Saja sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491331 - Gram panchayat Khurusbod - Community development block Saja - Census village code 442148 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jamgaon from nearby towns? - Saja (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Durg (district HQ) 50 km by road - Saja (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jamgaon? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Jamgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Devkar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhamdha - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Durg - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Jamgaon known for? The main crops are paddy, gram and wheat. About 74% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jamgaon Of every 100 households in Jamgaon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jamgaon · ■ Saja rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 79% - Toilet within the home 11% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 89% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 10% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 97% 48% - Television 33% 30% - Mobile phone 36% 29% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 30% 26% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jamgaon? ■ Jamgaon · ■ Saja rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.5% 70.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1047 1003 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1382 956 - Working population 49.7% 51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 69.6% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 9 (3%) · ■ Marginal 288 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saja - Korwai 631 people - Mungla Tola 612 people - Raudra 609 people - Kohkabod 607 people - Amlidih 594 people - Suwartala 589 people - Bharada Lodhy 587 people - Mohgaon 577 people All 109 villages in Saja ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jamgaon? 491331 - How far is Jamgaon from Durg? 50 km by road - What is the population of Jamgaon? 606 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jamgaon in? Durg district (Saja sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jamgaon? 78.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/saja/jamgaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.