# Mahant Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/mahant/ Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa # Mahant Mahant is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495668**. The 2011 Census counted **4,600 people in 855 households**, the 3rd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 4,600people (2011) - 855households - 73.1%literacy - 495668PIN code ## Mahant PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahant is 495668.** Mahant falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495668 - Gram panchayatMahant - Community development blockNawagarh - Census village code436739 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahant 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Mahant? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Mahant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Janjgir - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharod - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 Mahant known for? About 78% of the 1,136 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,649 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 Mahant Of every 100 households in Mahant in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahant · ■ Nawagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **86% Toilet within the home ****14%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **99% Use banking services ****23%** **28% Television ****43%** **32% Mobile phone ****32%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Mahant? ■ Mahant · ■ Nawagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050** **954 Working population ****52.3%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 59.6% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 653 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 239 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,237 (51%) 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 Nawagarh - Salkhan7,251 people - Kera5,475 people - Tusma4,427 people - Kataud4,397 people - Semra4,219 people - Godhna4,125 people [All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahant?495668 - How far is Mahant from Janjgir?12 km by road - What is the population of Mahant?4,600 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahant in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mahant?73.1% (Census 2011)