# Umjhar, Baikunthpur, Koriya – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya 

# Umjhar

Umjhar is a village in [Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/) sub-district of [Koriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/) district, [Chhattisgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/), PIN code **497335**. The 2011 Census counted **745 people in 204 households**, the 62nd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 745people (2011)
- 204households
- 76.5%literacy
- 497335PIN code

## Umjhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umjhar is 497335.** Umjhar falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497335
- Gram panchayatUmjhar
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code431381

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

## How far is Umjhar from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Shivpur-Charcha (nearest town)6 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 Umjhar?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Umjhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bisunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Umjhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 52% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Umjhar

Of every 100 households in Umjhar in 2011, 62 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Umjhar · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****6%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**63%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Umjhar?

■ Umjhar · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184**

**961

Working population ****52.3%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 62.3% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (8%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Temri857 people
- Basti789 people
- Kotaktal788 people
- Jamghana777 people
- Anga724 people
- Ratga720 people
- Amarpur704 people
- Parcha693 people

[All 125 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Other places named Umjhar

- Umjhar · Village, Oudgi, Surguja · 539 people

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umjhar?497335
- How far is Umjhar from Baikunthpur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Umjhar?745 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umjhar in?Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Umjhar?76.5% (Census 2011)