Village · Pithora, Mahasamund
# Jhagrendih

Jhagrendih is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493555. The 2011 Census counted 964 people in 264 households, the 74th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 964 people (2011)
- 264 households
- 75.1% literacy
- 493555 PIN code

## Jhagrendih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jhagrendih is 493555. Jhagrendih falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493555
- Gram panchayat Jhagrendih
- Community development block Pithaura
- Census village code 446430

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

## How far is Jhagrendih from nearby towns?
- Pithaura (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jhagrendih?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhagrendih known for?

About 90% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jhagrendih

Of every 100 households in Jhagrendih in 2011, 89 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhagrendih · ■ Pithora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 80%
- Toilet within the home 12% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 82%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 15% 55%
- Television 14% 22%
- Mobile phone 13% 23%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 24%
- Own their home 96% 96%

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

## What is the population of Jhagrendih?

■ Jhagrendih · ■ Pithora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.1% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1096 1034
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1017 983
- Working population 57.2% 52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 67.6% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 98 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 354 (64%) · ■ Other work 39 (7%) · ■ Marginal 60 (11%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pithora
- Amlidih 986 people
- Bhikhapali 983 people
- Rikha Dadar 982 people
- Sagundhap 969 people
- Salhe Tarai 960 people
- Sohagpur 952 people
- Jarabharan 946 people
- Godbahal 936 people

All 248 villages in Pithora

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jhagrendih? 493555
- How far is Jhagrendih from Mahasamund? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Jhagrendih? 964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhagrendih in? Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhagrendih? 75.1% (Census 2011)

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