Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa # Jagmahant Jagmahant is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495668. The 2011 Census counted 1,444 people in 333 households, the 42nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,444 people (2011) - 333 households - 77.9% literacy - 495668 PIN code ## Jagmahant PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jagmahant is 495668. Jagmahant falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495668 - Gram panchayat Jagmahant - Community development block Nawagarh - Census village code 436744 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jagmahant from nearby towns? - Nawagarh (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 12 km by road - Naila-Janjgir (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jagmahant? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jagmahant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road 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 · Nawagarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Champa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Jagmahant known for? The main crops are paddy and tivra. About 76% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 339 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jagmahant Of every 100 households in Jagmahant in 2011, 99 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jagmahant · ■ Nawagarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 86% - Toilet within the home 12% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 90% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 8% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 99% - Use banking services 16% 28% - Television 58% 32% - Mobile phone 20% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 10% 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 Jagmahant? ■ Jagmahant · ■ Nawagarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.9% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 888 975 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1079 954 - Working population 57.3% 56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 66.4% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 407 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 108 (13%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 53 (6%) · ■ Marginal 258 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh - Negurdih 1,554 people - Barbhata 1,552 people - Khairtal 1,498 people - Ghutiya 1,468 people - Pachari 1,434 people - Kesala 1,429 people - Chaura Bhata 1,428 people - Sendari 1,357 people All 71 villages in Nawagarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jagmahant? 495668 - How far is Jagmahant from Janjgir? 12 km by road - What is the population of Jagmahant? 1,444 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jagmahant in? Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jagmahant? 77.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/jagmahant/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.