# Ameri Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Ameri

Ameri is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495552**. The 2011 Census counted **225 people in 53 households**, the 76th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 225people (2011)
- 53households
- 46.1%literacy
- 495552PIN code

## Ameri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ameri is 495552.** Ameri falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495552
- Gram panchayatKotmi Sonar
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436604

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ameri from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)31 km by road
- Akaltara (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 Ameri?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ameri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotmi Sonar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Ameri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, linseed and tivra**. About 74% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Ameri

Of every 100 households in Ameri in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ameri · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**35%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Ameri?

■ Ameri · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**983

Working population ****61.8%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 33.3% for women. 59% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Other work 13 (9%) · **■** Marginal 94 (68%)

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 Akaltara

- Khapridih416 people
- Bhaisatara377 people
- Jhiriya350 people
- Sonaidih277 people
- Lilwadih45 people
- Saraiguhan45 people
- Dalhadamami8 people

[All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ameri?495552
- How far is Ameri from Janjgir?31 km by road
- What is the population of Ameri?225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ameri in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ameri?46.1% (Census 2011)