# Jamhar Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Jamhar

Jamhar is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493551**. The 2011 Census counted **1,339 people in 412 households**, the 31st largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,339people (2011)
- 412households
- 66.7%literacy
- 493551PIN code

## Jamhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jamhar is 493551.** Jamhar falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493551
- Gram panchayatJamhar
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446299

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

## How far is Jamhar from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)13 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 Jamhar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jamhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Godbahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Jamhar known for?

About 57% of the 834 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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 Jamhar

Of every 100 households in Jamhar in 2011, 72 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamhar · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**55%

Television ****21%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jamhar?

■ Jamhar · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****663**

**983

Working population ****63.3%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 54.9% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 378 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (31%) · **■** Other work 36 (4%) · **■** Marginal 174 (21%)

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 Pithora

- Arand1,435 people
- Burodih1,419 people
- Thakurdiya Kalan1,386 people
- Sirko1,380 people
- Tarekela1,336 people
- Charbhatha1,322 people
- Shankarpur1,274 people
- Dhaba Khar1,266 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jamhar?493551
- How far is Jamhar from Mahasamund?65 km by road
- What is the population of Jamhar?1,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamhar in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jamhar?66.7% (Census 2011)