Village · Janjgir, Janjgir - Champa
# Khokhra

Khokhra is a village in Janjgir sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495668. The 2011 Census counted 7,506 people in 1,520 households, the 1st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.
- 7,506 people (2011)
- 1,520 households
- 77.0% literacy
- 495668 PIN code

## Khokhra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khokhra is 495668. Khokhra falls in Janjgir sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495668
- Gram panchayat Khokhra
- Community development block Nawagarh
- Census village code 436577

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

## How far is Khokhra from nearby towns?
- Janjgir (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 3 km by road
- Naila-Janjgir (nearest town) 3 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khokhra?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Khokhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 6 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Degree college In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Champa
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khokhra known for?

The main crops are paddy. Products made here include rope making and kosa weaving. About 78% of the 1,496 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,139 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khokhra

Of every 100 households in Khokhra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khokhra · ■ Janjgir rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 90%
- Toilet within the home 19% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 81% 86%
- Tap water 1% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 95%
- Use banking services 23% 21%
- Television 42% 34%
- Mobile phone 36% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 26%
- Own their home 92% 95%

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

## What is the population of Khokhra?

■ Khokhra · ■ Janjgir rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.0% 75.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 923 971
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 989 968
- Working population 54.0% 49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 66.3% for women. 64% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 614 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 579 (14%) · ■ Household industry 27 (1%) · ■ Other work 965 (24%) · ■ Marginal 1,870 (46%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Janjgir
- Sarkhon 5,270 people
- Birgahani 5,179 people
- Dhurkot 4,794 people
- Pisaud 4,496 people

All 50 villages in Janjgir

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khokhra? 495668
- How far is Khokhra from Janjgir? 3 km by road
- What is the population of Khokhra? 7,506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khokhra in? Janjgir - Champa district (Janjgir sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Khokhra? 77.0% (Census 2011)

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