Village · Bharatpur, Koriya
# Janakpur

Janakpur is a village in Bharatpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497778. The 2011 Census counted 4,849 people in 1,167 households, the 1st largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.
- 4,849 people (2011)
- 1,167 households
- 85.8% literacy
- 497778 PIN code

## Janakpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Janakpur is 497778. Janakpur falls in Bharatpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497778
- Gram panchayat Janakpur
- Community development block Bharatpur
- Census village code 431227

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

## How far is Janakpur from nearby towns?
- Baikunthpur (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town) 96 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Janakpur?

31 services counted by the Census are inside Janakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 private
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 3 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Degree college In village · 1 govt
- ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Manendragarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Janakpur known for?

About 21% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Janakpur

Of every 100 households in Janakpur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Janakpur · ■ Bharatpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 20%
- Toilet within the home 36% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 64% 90%
- Tap water 21% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 99%
- Use banking services 62% 63%
- Television 47% 5%
- Mobile phone 58% 13%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 28% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 2%
- None of these assets 23% 44%
- Own their home 64% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Janakpur?

■ Janakpur · ■ Bharatpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.8% 63.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 938 985
- Working population 33.9% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 80.6% for women. 51% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 55 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (2%) · ■ Household industry 19 (1%) · ■ Other work 1,192 (73%) · ■ Marginal 342 (21%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bharatpur
- Bhagwanpur 2,101 people
- Kanjia 1,802 people
- Deogarh 1,552 people
- Naudhiya 1,541 people

All 183 villages in Bharatpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Janakpur? 497778
- How far is Janakpur from Baikunthpur? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Janakpur? 4,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janakpur in? Koriya district (Bharatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Janakpur? 85.8% (Census 2011)

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