Village · Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa
# Konar

Konar is a village in Pamgarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495663. The 2011 Census counted 4,243 people in 939 households, the 8th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 4,243 people (2011)
- 939 households
- 74.1% literacy
- 495663 PIN code

## Konar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Konar is 495663. Konar falls in Pamgarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495663
- Gram panchayat Konar
- Community development block Pamgarh
- Census village code 437036

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

## How far is Konar from nearby towns?
- Pamgarh (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Rahaud (nearest town) 17 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Konar?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Konar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Masturi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Konar known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 77% of the 918 hectares of village land is sown, and 677 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Konar

Of every 100 households in Konar in 2011, 78 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Konar · ■ Pamgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 78% 88%
- Toilet within the home 13% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 88%
- Tap water 9% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97%
- Use banking services 41% 34%
- Television 24% 30%
- Mobile phone 23% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 44% 35%
- Own their home 96% 97%

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

## What is the population of Konar?

■ Konar · ■ Pamgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.1% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1042 994
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1181 953
- Working population 44.2% 49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 61.9% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 433 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 184 (10%) · ■ Household industry 7 (0%) · ■ Other work 375 (20%) · ■ Marginal 876 (47%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pamgarh
- Loharsi 4,813 people
- Chandipara 4,620 people
- Bhainso 4,401 people
- Meu 4,315 people
- Tanaud 4,073 people
- Dhardehi 4,070 people
- Mulmula 3,663 people
- Rasonta 3,653 people

All 72 villages in Pamgarh

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## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Konar? 495663
- How far is Konar from Janjgir? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Konar? 4,243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Konar in? Janjgir - Champa district (Pamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Konar? 74.1% (Census 2011)

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