Village · Pithora, Mahasamund
# Jhar Muda

Jhar Muda is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493555. The 2011 Census counted 419 people in 119 households, the 187th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 419 people (2011)
- 119 households
- 61.5% literacy
- 493555 PIN code

## Jhar Muda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jhar Muda is 493555. Jhar Muda falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493555
- Gram panchayat Baitari
- Community development block Pithaura
- Census village code 446405

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

## How far is Jhar Muda from nearby towns?
- Pithaura (sub-district HQ) 58 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 113 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town) 58 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jhar Muda?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jhar Muda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pathrala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Basna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Basna
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 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
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhar Muda known for?

About 73% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jhar Muda

Of every 100 households in Jhar Muda in 2011, 94 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhar Muda · ■ Pithora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 80%
- Toilet within the home 1% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 82%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 85% 55%
- Television 20% 22%
- Mobile phone 12% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 24%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Jhar Muda?

■ Jhar Muda · ■ Pithora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.5% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1095 1034
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 897 983
- Working population 58.7% 52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 56.5% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 154 (63%) · ■ Other work 18 (7%) · ■ Marginal 40 (16%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pithora
- Lalmati 448 people
- Bijra Bhatha 446 people
- Baitari 434 people
- Jhapimauha 422 people
- Patparpali 419 people
- Pandripani 413 people
- Karidongar 412 people
- Narsaiya Pallam 395 people

All 248 villages in Pithora

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jhar Muda? 493555
- How far is Jhar Muda from Mahasamund? 113 km by road
- What is the population of Jhar Muda? 419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhar Muda in? Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhar Muda? 61.5% (Census 2011)

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