# Amgaon Village, Jaijaipur, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/jaijaipur/amgaon/ Village · Jaijaipur, Janjgir - Champa # Amgaon Amgaon is a village in Jaijaipur sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495690**. The 2011 Census counted **3,143 people in 684 households**, the 7th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 3,143people (2011) - 684households - 66.8%literacy - 495690PIN code ## Amgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amgaon is 495690.** Amgaon falls in Jaijaipur sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495690 - Gram panchayatAmgaon - Community development blockJaijaipur - Census village code437355 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amgaon from nearby towns? - Jaijaipur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)49 km by road - Jaijaipur (nearest town)6 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 Amgaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Amgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaijaipur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jaijaipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malkharoda - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Amgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pigeon pea**. About 77% of the 954 hectares of village land is sown, and 557 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 Amgaon Of every 100 households in Amgaon in 2011, 99 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amgaon · ■ Jaijaipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **90% Toilet within the home ****5%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **93% Tap water ****5%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****26%** **23% Television ****24%** **31% Mobile phone ****29%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Amgaon? ■ Amgaon · ■ Jaijaipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **942 Working population ****64.2%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 303 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 197 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,394 (69%) 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 Jaijaipur - Odekera4,711 people - Kikirda3,892 people - Kashigarh3,726 people - Bhothiya3,405 people - Kachanda3,062 people - Malda Kalan3,052 people - Beladula2,895 people - Chisda2,784 people [All 102 villages in Jaijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/jaijaipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amgaon?495690 - How far is Amgaon from Janjgir?49 km by road - What is the population of Amgaon?3,143 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amgaon in?Janjgir - Champa district (Jaijaipur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Amgaon?66.8% (Census 2011)