# Amjhar Village, Poundi-Uproda, Korba (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Poundi-Uproda, Korba 

# Amjhar

Amjhar is a village in Poundi-Uproda sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494228**. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 113 households**, the 149th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 471people (2011)
- 113households
- 55.0%literacy
- 494228PIN code

## Amjhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amjhar is 494228.** Amjhar falls in Poundi-Uproda sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494228
- Gram panchayatAmalidiha
- Community development blockPondiupraura
- Census village code436059

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

## How far is Amjhar from nearby towns?

- Poundi-Uproda (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)55 km by road
- Katghora (nearest town)15 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 Amjhar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Amjhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tuman
- ○Degree college10+ km · Korba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Amjhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and hirwa**. About 36% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Amjhar

Of every 100 households in Amjhar in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amjhar · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****73%**

**49%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Amjhar?

■ Amjhar · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**987

Working population ****60.5%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 42.5% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 249 (87%)

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 Poundi-Uproda

- Kudari Kalan482 people
- Amhawa480 people
- Gadara475 people
- Amali Bahra472 people
- Mahora470 people
- Ranimar467 people
- Sirki454 people
- Ghuchapur453 people

[All 212 villages in Poundi-Uproda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amjhar?494228
- How far is Amjhar from Korba?55 km by road
- What is the population of Amjhar?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amjhar in?Korba district (Poundi-Uproda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amjhar?55.0% (Census 2011)