# Jajang Village, Sakti, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/jajang/ Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Jajang Jajang is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495689**. The 2011 Census counted **2,714 people in 693 households**, the 10th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 2,714people (2011) - 693households - 68.0%literacy - 495689PIN code ## Jajang PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jajang is 495689.** Jajang falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495689 - Gram panchayatJajang - Community development blockSakti - Census village code436942 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jajang from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)40 km by road - Naila-Janjgir (nearest town)40 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 Jajang? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Jajang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sakti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sakti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jajang known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 76% of the 638 hectares of village land is sown, and 380 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 Jajang Of every 100 households in Jajang in 2011, 85 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jajang · ■ Sakti rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **92% Toilet within the home ****10%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **91% Tap water ****19%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****18%** **27% Television ****27%** **31% Mobile phone ****20%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****36%** **31% Own their home ****91%** **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 Jajang? ■ Jajang · ■ Sakti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **956 Working population ****53.5%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 57.7% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 379 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (28%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (12%) · **■** Marginal 490 (34%) 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 Sakti - Sarhar3,145 people - Nagrda3,134 people - Lawsara2,943 people - Deragarh2,749 people - Sonthi2,710 people - Reda2,651 people - Paladi Kalan2,586 people - Jarwe2,511 people [All 128 villages in Sakti](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jajang?495689 - How far is Jajang from Janjgir?40 km by road - What is the population of Jajang?2,714 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jajang in?Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jajang?68.0% (Census 2011)