Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa
# Amora

Amora is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495668. The 2011 Census counted 3,336 people in 698 households, the 10th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.
- 3,336 people (2011)
- 698 households
- 75.7% literacy
- 495668 PIN code

## Amora PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Amora is 495668. Amora falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495668
- Gram panchayat Amora
- Community development block Nawagarh
- Census village code 436740

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

## How far is Amora from nearby towns?
- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 14 km by road
- Naila-Janjgir (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Amora?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Amora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop 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
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Janjgir
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kharod
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

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

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Amora known for?

About 80% of the 861 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,126 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Amora

Of every 100 households in Amora in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amora · ■ Nawagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 86%
- Toilet within the home 14% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 90%
- Tap water 1% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 18% 28%
- Television 37% 32%
- Mobile phone 25% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 29%
- Own their home 99% 97%

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

## What is the population of Amora?

■ Amora · ■ Nawagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.7% 72.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 868 954
- Working population 51.9% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 62.7% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 689 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 159 (9%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 211 (12%) · ■ Marginal 671 (39%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh
- Semra 4,219 people
- Godhna 4,125 people
- Misda 3,637 people
- Kirit 3,484 people
- Kachanda 3,019 people
- Kuriyari 2,950 people
- Awrid 2,904 people
- Rogda 2,876 people

All 71 villages in Nawagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Amora? 495668
- How far is Amora from Janjgir? 14 km by road
- What is the population of Amora? 3,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amora in? Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amora? 75.7% (Census 2011)

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