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

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Jarra

Jarra is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 150 households**, the 158th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 573people (2011)
- 150households
- 56.6%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Jarra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jarra is 493555.** Jarra falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatNarsinghpur
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446447

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

## How far is Jarra from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)145 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)45 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 Jarra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jarra; 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 schoolunder 5 km · Jagdispur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Jarra known for?

About 84% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Jarra

Of every 100 households in Jarra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jarra · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**55%

Television ****21%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jarra?

■ Jarra · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1219**

**983

Working population ****65.4%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 46.2% for women. 67% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (40%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 158 (42%)

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

- Banskata579 people
- Dogajhar577 people
- Nawagaon Khurd576 people
- Bramhanpuri573 people
- Futguna569 people
- Sewati568 people
- Dhupendih566 people
- Bijarapali564 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jarra?493555
- How far is Jarra from Mahasamund?145 km by road
- What is the population of Jarra?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarra in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jarra?56.6% (Census 2011)