# Raja Ama Village, Pathalgaon, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pathalgaon, Jashpur 

# Raja Ama

Raja Ama is a village in Pathalgaon sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,913 people in 521 households**, the 37th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 1,913people (2011)
- 521households
- 42.5%literacy
- 496220PIN code

## Raja Ama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raja Ama is 496220.** Raja Ama falls in Pathalgaon sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496220
- Gram panchayatRaja Ama
- Community development blockPathalgaon
- Census village code434318

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Raja Ama from nearby towns?

- Pathalgaon (sub-district HQ)59 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)122 km by road
- Pathalgaon (nearest town)59 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 Raja Ama?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Raja Ama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kotba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pathalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raigarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Raja Ama known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pigeon pea**. About 30% of the 962 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Raja Ama

Of every 100 households in Raja Ama in 2011, 45 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raja Ama · ■ Pathalgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****60%**

**35%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Raja Ama?

■ Raja Ama · ■ Pathalgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**971

Working population ****50.0%**

**56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 33.6% for women. 62% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 283 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 521 (54%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 134 (14%)

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 Pathalgaon

- Bildegi2,022 people
- Madanpur Inchko2,015 people
- Kharkata2,008 people
- Rede1,927 people
- Batura Bahar1,907 people
- Pemla1,895 people
- Jamargi1,868 people
- Kumekela1,786 people

[All 107 villages in Pathalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raja Ama?496220
- How far is Raja Ama from Jashpur Nagar?122 km by road
- What is the population of Raja Ama?1,913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raja Ama in?Jashpur district (Pathalgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Raja Ama?42.5% (Census 2011)