Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa
# Amruwa

Amruwa is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495687. The 2011 Census counted 1,841 people in 405 households, the 25th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.
- 1,841 people (2011)
- 405 households
- 76.1% literacy
- 495687 PIN code

## Amruwa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Amruwa is 495687. Amruwa falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495687
- Gram panchayat Amruwa
- Community development block Bamhnidih
- Census village code 436817

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Amruwa from nearby towns?
- Champa (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Champa (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Amruwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amruwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Champa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Saragaon
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Amruwa known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 76% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 313 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Amruwa

Of every 100 households in Amruwa in 2011, 97 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amruwa · ■ Champa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 88%
- Toilet within the home 18% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 87%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97%
- Use banking services 52% 20%
- Television 45% 34%
- Mobile phone 40% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 27% 29%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Amruwa?

■ Amruwa · ■ Champa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.1% 72.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 883 935
- Working population 56.1% 55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 64.7% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 132 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 382 (37%) · ■ Household industry 16 (2%) · ■ Other work 250 (24%) · ■ Marginal 253 (24%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Champa
- Deori 2,114 people
- Sanjaygram 1,986 people
- Lakhali 1,858 people
- Balpur 1,843 people
- Darang 1,780 people
- Piparda 1,753 people
- Deorani 1,749 people
- Kadari 1,683 people

All 86 villages in Champa

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Amruwa? 495687
- How far is Amruwa from Janjgir? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Amruwa? 1,841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amruwa in? Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amruwa? 76.1% (Census 2011)

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