# Jalgarh Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Jalgarh

Jalgarh is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **950 people in 260 households**, the 60th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 950people (2011)
- 260households
- 74.0%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Jalgarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jalgarh is 493558.** Jalgarh falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatJalgarh
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445986

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

## How far is Jalgarh from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)119 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)9 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 Jalgarh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jalgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kutela
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Jalgarh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pea nut and black gram**. About 84% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Jalgarh

Of every 100 households in Jalgarh in 2011, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jalgarh · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****80%**

**63%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Jalgarh?

■ Jalgarh · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**953

Working population ****33.2%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 64.8% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (66%) · **■** Other work 26 (8%) · **■** Marginal 52 (17%)

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 Saraipali

- Bodesara983 people
- Kalenda968 people
- Khaparidih953 people
- Lamkeni952 people
- Kasalba949 people
- Bagaijor948 people
- Lakhanpur945 people
- Bijatipali940 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jalgarh?493558
- How far is Jalgarh from Mahasamund?119 km by road
- What is the population of Jalgarh?950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalgarh in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jalgarh?74.0% (Census 2011)