Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa
# Amartal

Amartal is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494447. The 2011 Census counted 2,241 people in 558 households, the 25th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 2,241 people (2011)
- 558 households
- 72.6% literacy
- 494447 PIN code

## Amartal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Amartal is 494447. Amartal falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494447
- Gram panchayat Amartal
- Community development block Akaltara
- Census village code 436626

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

## How far is Amartal from nearby towns?
- Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 13 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Amartal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Amartal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tilai
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Amartal known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 75% of the 513 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Amartal

Of every 100 households in Amartal in 2011, 65 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amartal · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 65% 85%
- Toilet within the home 7% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 85%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 8% 22%
- Television 21% 29%
- Mobile phone 18% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 61% 35%
- Own their home 93% 94%

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

## What is the population of Amartal?

■ Amartal · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.6% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1031 983
- Working population 33.2% 51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 60.4% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 338 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 346 (46%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (3%) · ■ Marginal 38 (5%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara
- Kotgarh 2,551 people
- Bargawan 2,526 people
- Murlidih 2,496 people
- Raseda 2,404 people
- Padariya 2,177 people
- Khatola 2,135 people
- Khisora 2,038 people
- Parsahi 1,996 people

All 81 villages in Akaltara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Amartal? 494447
- How far is Amartal from Janjgir? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Amartal? 2,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amartal in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amartal? 72.6% (Census 2011)

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