Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Jamchunwa Jamchunwa is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495689. The 2011 Census counted 511 people in 126 households, the 94th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 511 people (2011) - 126 households - 72.4% literacy - 495689 PIN code ## Jamchunwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jamchunwa is 495689. Jamchunwa falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495689 - Gram panchayat Gahrinmuda - Community development block Sakti - Census village code 436911 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jamchunwa from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 63 km by road - Sakti (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jamchunwa? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Jamchunwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rushabhtirth - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Korba - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sakti - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 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, 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 Jamchunwa known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 19% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jamchunwa Of every 100 households in Jamchunwa in 2011, 95 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jamchunwa · ■ Sakti rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 92% - Toilet within the home 11% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 91% - Tap water 17% 7% - Drinking water within premises 2% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 2% 27% - Television 20% 31% - Mobile phone 0% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 17% 31% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jamchunwa? ■ Jamchunwa · ■ Sakti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 71.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 886 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 949 956 - Working population 37.6% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 189 (98%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sakti - Gourmuda 547 people - Kudhritar 544 people - Anjoripali 534 people - Bailachunwa 534 people - Bagbudwa 488 people - Gahrinmuda 458 people - Chamarwah 454 people - Chhindmuda 453 people All 128 villages in Sakti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jamchunwa? 495689 - How far is Jamchunwa from Janjgir? 63 km by road - What is the population of Jamchunwa? 511 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jamchunwa in? Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jamchunwa? 72.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/jamchunwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.