# Jalkot Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Jalkot

Jalkot is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493554**. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 77 households**, the 196th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 282people (2011)
- 77households
- 80.6%literacy
- 493554PIN code

## Jalkot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jalkot is 493554.** Jalkot falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493554
- Gram panchayatPounsra
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445762

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

## How far is Jalkot from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)95 km by road
- Basna (nearest town)5 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 Jalkot?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Jalkot known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pea nut**. About 84% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Jalkot

Of every 100 households in Jalkot in 2011, 91 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jalkot · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****77%**

**38%

Television ****51%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Jalkot?

■ Jalkot · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**961

Working population ****28.7%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 68.5% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (17%) · **■** Other work 11 (14%) · **■** Marginal 56 (69%)

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 Basna

- Akharabhatha299 people
- Mudpahar298 people
- Harilchhapar294 people
- Chapiya285 people
- Chorbhatti273 people
- Paraskol250 people
- Tangapasa224 people
- Saraipali222 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jalkot?493554
- How far is Jalkot from Mahasamund?95 km by road
- What is the population of Jalkot?282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalkot in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jalkot?80.6% (Census 2011)