Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund
# Junwani Kalan

Junwani Kalan is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493449. The 2011 Census counted 1,240 people in 316 households, the 31st largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.
- 1,240 people (2011)
- 316 households
- 54.0% literacy
- 493449 PIN code

## Junwani Kalan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Junwani Kalan is 493449. Junwani Kalan falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493449
- Gram panchayat Junwani Kalan
- Community development block Bagbahara
- Census village code 446685

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

## How far is Junwani Kalan from nearby towns?
- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Junwani Kalan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Junwani Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bagbahara
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bagbahara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bagbahara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Junwani Kalan known for?

The main crops are paddy and wheat. About 61% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Junwani Kalan

Of every 100 households in Junwani Kalan in 2011, 67 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Junwani Kalan · ■ Bagbahra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 78%
- Toilet within the home 10% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 84%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 15% 54%
- Television 11% 21%
- Mobile phone 10% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 42% 27%
- Own their home 94% 96%

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

## What is the population of Junwani Kalan?

■ Junwani Kalan · ■ Bagbahra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.0% 65.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1138 1031
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 993
- Working population 55.3% 51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 45.3% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 625 (91%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 17 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bagbahra
- Bihajhar 1,285 people
- Dokarpali 1,274 people
- Koma 1,256 people
- Dumarpali 1,244 people
- Charoda 1,236 people
- Khusrupali 1,214 people
- Temari 1,212 people
- Khopali 1,202 people

All 242 villages in Bagbahra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Junwani Kalan? 493449
- How far is Junwani Kalan from Mahasamund? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Junwani Kalan? 1,240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Junwani Kalan in? Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Junwani Kalan? 54.0% (Census 2011)

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