# Arjuni Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Arjuni

Arjuni is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495552**. The 2011 Census counted **3,069 people in 635 households**, the 14th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 3,069people (2011)
- 635households
- 70.4%literacy
- 495552PIN code

## Arjuni PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code495552
- Gram panchayatArjuni
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436610

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

## How far is Arjuni from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)28 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 Arjuni?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Arjuni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Kotmi Sonar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Arjuni known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and linseed**. About 65% of the 678 hectares of village land is sown, and 435 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 Arjuni

Of every 100 households in Arjuni in 2011, 78 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arjuni · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****21%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**22%

Television ****34%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Arjuni?

■ Arjuni · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**983

Working population ****47.9%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 60.1% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 577 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (7%) · **■** Marginal 427 (29%)

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

- Hardi3,821 people
- Parsada3,505 people
- Jhilmila3,347 people
- Taga3,285 people
- Katghari3,043 people
- Changori2,764 people
- Piparsatti2,734 people
- Sonsari2,693 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arjuni?495552
- How far is Arjuni from Janjgir?28 km by road
- What is the population of Arjuni?3,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arjuni in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Arjuni?70.4% (Census 2011)
