# Jatakanhar Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Jatakanhar

Jatakanhar is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496118**. The 2011 Census counted **673 people in 188 households**, the 112th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 673people (2011)
- 188households
- 54.9%literacy
- 496118PIN code

## Jatakanhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jatakanhar is 496118.** Jatakanhar falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496118
- Gram panchayatPajharapali
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445926

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

## How far is Jatakanhar from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)129 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)28 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 Jatakanhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Toshgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Jatakanhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 79% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Jatakanhar

Of every 100 households in Jatakanhar in 2011, 47 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jatakanhar · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**63%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jatakanhar?

■ Jatakanhar · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****604**

**953

Working population ****66.3%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 40.7% for women. 61% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 430 (96%)

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

- Bektikari690 people
- Nawagaon689 people
- Madhopali684 people
- Badepandhi678 people
- Barihapali654 people
- Kurmipali651 people
- Kesratal646 people
- Bandalimal642 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jatakanhar?496118
- How far is Jatakanhar from Mahasamund?129 km by road
- What is the population of Jatakanhar?673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jatakanhar in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jatakanhar?54.9% (Census 2011)