Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa
# Joba

Joba is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495689. The 2011 Census counted 371 people in 110 households, the 107th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.
- 371 people (2011)
- 110 households
- 60.8% literacy
- 495689 PIN code

## Joba PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Joba is 495689. Joba falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495689
- Gram panchayat Gahrinmuda
- Community development block Sakti
- Census village code 436910

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

## How far is Joba from nearby towns?
- Sakti (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 67 km by road
- Sakti (nearest town) 23 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Joba?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Joba; 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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Barpalikalan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sakti
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sakti
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 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 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 Joba known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 41% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Joba

Of every 100 households in Joba in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joba · ■ Sakti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 92%
- Toilet within the home 0% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 7% 27%
- Television 4% 31%
- Mobile phone 0% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 64% 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 Joba?

■ Joba · ■ Sakti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.8% 71.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1170 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 966 956
- Working population 30.5% 51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 45.9% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 108 (96%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 3 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sakti
- Kaneti 397 people
- Rishabhtirth 392 people
- Karrapali 391 people
- Bhaktudera 374 people
- Amlitikra 359 people
- Upkachunwa 356 people
- Dangbora 352 people
- Rainkhol 352 people

All 128 villages in Sakti

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## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Joba? 495689
- How far is Joba from Janjgir? 67 km by road
- What is the population of Joba? 371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joba in? Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Joba? 60.8% (Census 2011)

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