# Arasmeta Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/arasmeta/ Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Arasmeta Arasmeta is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495556**. The 2011 Census counted **1,938 people in 411 households**, the 31st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,938people (2011) - 411households - 71.9%literacy - 495556PIN code ## Arasmeta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arasmeta is 495556.** Arasmeta falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495556 - Gram panchayatArasmeta - Community development blockAkaltara - Census village code436608 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arasmeta from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)34 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town)18 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 Arasmeta? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Arasmeta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonsari - ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akaltara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Arasmeta known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and linseed**. About 34% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Arasmeta Of every 100 households in Arasmeta in 2011, 98 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arasmeta · ■ Akaltara rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **85% Toilet within the home ****9%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****1%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **96% Use banking services ****54%** **22% Television ****36%** **29% Mobile phone ****30%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **35% Own their home ****94%** **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 Arasmeta? ■ Arasmeta · ■ Akaltara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **983 Working population ****41.7%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 207 (26%) · **■** Marginal 470 (58%) 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 - Khatola2,135 people - Khisora2,038 people - Parsahi1,996 people - Sankar1,971 people - Latiya1,920 people - Pakariya1,911 people - Buchihardi1,892 people - Akaltari1,751 people [All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arasmeta?495556 - How far is Arasmeta from Janjgir?34 km by road - What is the population of Arasmeta?1,938 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arasmeta in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Arasmeta?71.9% (Census 2011)