Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa # Amjhar Amjhar is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495671. The 2011 Census counted 317 people in 88 households, the 84th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 317 people (2011) - 88 households - 66.1% literacy - 495671 PIN code ## Amjhar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Amjhar is 495671. Amjhar falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495671 - Gram panchayat Uchbhatti - Community development block Baloda - Census village code 436805 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Amjhar from nearby towns? - Champa (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 17 km by road - Champa (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Amjhar? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Amjhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kurda - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Champa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saragaon - ○ 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Amjhar known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and vegetable. About 24% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Amjhar Of every 100 households in Amjhar in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amjhar · ■ Champa rural average - Electricity for lighting 63% 88% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 1% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 5% 20% - Television 13% 34% - Mobile phone 7% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 55% 29% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Amjhar? ■ Amjhar · ■ Champa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.1% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1058 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 935 - Working population 54.9% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 48.4% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 45 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 93 (53%) · ■ Other work 16 (9%) · ■ Marginal 20 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Champa - Amodi 426 people - Podikhurd 409 people - Auradih 369 people - Charpara 320 people - Harrabhata 291 people All 86 villages in Champa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amjhar? 495671 - How far is Amjhar from Janjgir? 17 km by road - What is the population of Amjhar? 317 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amjhar in? Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Amjhar? 66.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/amjhar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.