# Janjgir - Champa District, Chhattisgarh – Sub-districts > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/ District · Chhattisgarh # Janjgir - Champa district Janjgir - Champa is a district of Chhattisgarh, 5th of 18 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,619,707 people** in 10 sub-districts, 15 towns and 892 villages; 14% lived in towns. The largest town is [Champa](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/champa/) (45,256). - 1,619,707people (2011) - 10sub-districts - 15towns - 73.1%literacy ## Who lives in Janjgir - Champa? Janjgir - Champa had **1,619,707 people** at the 2011 Census — 6.3% of Chhattisgarh's population and 5th of 18 districts of Chhattisgarh by population. There were 986 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Chhattisgarh figure of 991; 12th of 18 districts of Chhattisgarh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 950 girls per 1,000 boys (the Chhattisgarh figure is 969). An average household had 4.4 people, against 4.5 across Chhattisgarh. ## How literate is Janjgir - Champa? 73.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Chhattisgarh's 70.3%), 6th of 18 districts of Chhattisgarh. Men were at 84.7% and women at 61.3% — a gap of 23.4 points (it is 20.0 points across Chhattisgarh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Janjgir](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/janjgir/) (78.1%) and lowest in [Jaijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/jaijaipur/) (68.5%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Janjgir - Champa do for a living? 52.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 45.8%). Of all workers, 21% farmed their own land, 18% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 14% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 45% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 39% of workers here, against 46% across Chhattisgarh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Pamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/) (50% of workers in farming) and the least is [Dabhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/dabhra/) (33% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (14%) · **■** Marginal 45 (45%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Janjgir - Champa 13.9% of people lived in towns and cities (below Chhattisgarh's 23.2%), 11th of 18 districts of Chhattisgarh. The Census counted 15 towns: 15 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Champa](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/champa/) with 45,256 people, home to 20% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Janjgir - Champa Janjgir - Champa had 892 census villages, 881 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,583 people; 20 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Nariyara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/nariyara/) (9,942), [Seoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/seoni/) (9,271), [Kosmanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/kosmanda/) (8,530), [Birra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/birra/) (7,805) and [Kotmi Sonar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/kotmi-sonar/) (7,662). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Janjgir - Champa compared with Chhattisgarh ■ Janjgir - Champa · ■ Chhattisgarh Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **969 Working population ****52.3%** **47.7% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Janjgir - Champa Of every 100 households in Janjgir - Champa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Janjgir - Champa · ■ Electricity for lighting ****90%** Toilet within the home ****15%** No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** Tap water ****14%** Drinking water within premises ****16%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** Use banking services ****30%** Television ****34%** Mobile phone ****28%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****11%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****29%** Own their home ****95%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Janjgir - Champa Sub-district People Villages Towns [Janjgir](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/janjgir/) 153,060 50 1 [Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/) 176,080 81 1 [Baloda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/) 103,219 69 1 [Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/) 156,947 71 2 [Champa](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/) 211,189 86 2 [Sakti](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/) 176,477 128 2 [Pamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/) 166,176 72 2 [Dabhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/dabhra/) 164,863 124 2 [Malkharoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/malkharoda/) 147,447 109 1 [Jaijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/jaijaipur/) 164,249 102 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Janjgir - Champa - Champa · 45,256 - Naila-Janjgir · 40,561 - Akaltara · 22,712 - Sakti · 21,955 - Baloda · 13,630 - Kharod · 10,193 - Shivrinarayan · 9,707 - Naya Baradwar · 8,793 - Nawagarh · 8,118 - Jaijepur · 7,946 - Dabhra · 7,854 - Chandrapur · 7,688 - Adbhar · 7,272 - Saragaon · 7,216 - Rahaud · 6,160 ## Largest villages in Janjgir - Champa - Nariyara · 9,942 - Seoni · 9,271 - Kosmanda · 8,530 - Birra · 7,805 - Kotmi Sonar · 7,662 - Khokhra · 7,506 - Salkhan · 7,251 - Choriya · 6,199 - Pamgarh · 6,064 - Kosa · 5,616 - Bamhnidih · 5,486 - Kera · 5,475 - Sakreli · 5,456 - Donga Kohraud · 5,427 - Thathari · 5,307 - Sarkhon · 5,270 - Hasaud · 5,194 - Birgahani · 5,179 - Pondidalha · 5,149 - Hathnewara · 5,007 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Janjgir - Champa?10: Janjgir, Akaltara, Baloda, Nawagarh, Champa, Sakti, Pamgarh, Dabhra, Malkharoda, Jaijaipur - What is the population of Janjgir - Champa district?1,619,707 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Janjgir - Champa?Champa