Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Deragarh Deragarh is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495689. The 2011 Census counted 2,749 people in 603 households, the 9th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 2,749 people (2011) - 603 households - 69.2% literacy - 495689 PIN code ## Deragarh PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Deragarh is 495689. Deragarh falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495689 - Gram panchayat Deragarh - Community development block Sakti - Census village code 436993 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Deragarh from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 45 km by road - Baradwar (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Deragarh? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Deragarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baradwar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sakti - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Deragarh known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and vegetable. About 73% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 292 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Deragarh Of every 100 households in Deragarh in 2011, 99 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Deragarh · ■ Sakti rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 92% - Toilet within the home 3% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 91% - Tap water 2% 7% - Drinking water within premises 6% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 36% 27% - Television 39% 31% - Mobile phone 39% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 18% 31% - 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 Deragarh? ■ Deragarh · ■ Sakti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.2% 71.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 965 956 - Working population 54.7% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 55.8% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 155 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 185 (12%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 53 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1,108 (74%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sakti - Dumarpara 3,513 people - Sarhar 3,145 people - Nagrda 3,134 people - Lawsara 2,943 people - Jajang 2,714 people - Sonthi 2,710 people - Reda 2,651 people - Paladi Kalan 2,586 people All 128 villages in Sakti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Deragarh? 495689 - How far is Deragarh from Janjgir? 45 km by road - What is the population of Deragarh? 2,749 (Census 2011) - Which district is Deragarh in? Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Deragarh? 69.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/deragarh/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.