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

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Ghanwa

Ghanwa is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496001**. The 2011 Census counted **580 people in 113 households**, the 68th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 580people (2011)
- 113households
- 78.5%literacy
- 496001PIN code

## Ghanwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghanwa is 496001.** Ghanwa falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496001
- Gram panchayatTilai
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436631

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

## How far is Ghanwa from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)13 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town)13 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 Ghanwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghanwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tilai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akaltara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akaltara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Ghanwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 67% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Ghanwa

Of every 100 households in Ghanwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghanwa · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**22%

Television ****29%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ghanwa?

■ Ghanwa · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**983

Working population ****45.5%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 63.2% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 261 (99%)

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

- Suwarmal675 people
- Darri647 people
- Son635 people
- Saraipali600 people
- Gadhola561 people
- Pachri462 people
- Amlipali438 people
- Khapridih416 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghanwa?496001
- How far is Ghanwa from Janjgir?13 km by road
- What is the population of Ghanwa?580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghanwa in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghanwa?78.5% (Census 2011)