Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Jongra Jongra is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495689. The 2011 Census counted 1,222 people in 296 households, the 43rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,222 people (2011) - 296 households - 78.5% literacy - 495689 PIN code ## Jongra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jongra is 495689. Jongra falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495689 - Gram panchayat Jongra - Community development block Sakti - Census village code 436953 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jongra from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 59 km by road - Naila-Janjgir (nearest town) 59 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jongra? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jongra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Masniya Kala - ○ 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 - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 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 Jongra known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 75% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 330 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jongra Of every 100 households in Jongra in 2011, 82 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jongra · ■ Sakti rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 92% - Toilet within the home 19% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 91% - Tap water 12% 7% - Drinking water within premises 14% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 22% 27% - Television 33% 31% - Mobile phone 34% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 20% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 0% - None of these assets 21% 31% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jongra? ■ Jongra · ■ Sakti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.5% 71.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 876 956 - Working population 49.9% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 64.4% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 71 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 258 (42%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 47 (8%) · ■ Marginal 226 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sakti - Barpalikalan 1,263 people - Nawapara Kalan 1,248 people - Nawapara Khurd 1,226 people - Jetha 1,225 people - Amaldiha 1,215 people - Harethi 1,198 people - Paterapalikalan 1,188 people - Dodaki 1,178 people All 128 villages in Sakti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jongra? 495689 - How far is Jongra from Janjgir? 59 km by road - What is the population of Jongra? 1,222 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jongra in? Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jongra? 78.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/jongra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.