# Joratarai Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund 

# Joratarai

Joratarai is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493449**. The 2011 Census counted **607 people in 154 households**, the 129th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 607people (2011)
- 154households
- 59.6%literacy
- 493449PIN code

## Joratarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Joratarai is 493449.** Joratarai falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493449
- Gram panchayatBhimkhoj
- Community development blockBagbahara
- Census village code446680

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

## How far is Joratarai from nearby towns?

- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bagbahara (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 Joratarai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khallari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Joratarai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 42% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Joratarai

Of every 100 households in Joratarai in 2011, 85 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joratarai · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**54%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Joratarai?

■ Joratarai · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1415**

**993

Working population ****61.8%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 48.0% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (54%) · **■** Household industry 55 (15%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 112 (30%)

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 Bagbahra

- Ghotiya Pani625 people
- Batora622 people
- Bokramuda Kalan610 people
- Dharampur608 people
- Rewa602 people
- Chhindola601 people
- Bhaluchuwa600 people
- Kotanpali592 people

[All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Joratarai?493449
- How far is Joratarai from Mahasamund?25 km by road
- What is the population of Joratarai?607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joratarai in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Joratarai?59.6% (Census 2011)