# Jhargaon Village, Mainpur, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Mainpur, Raipur 

# Jhargaon

Jhargaon is a village in Mainpur sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491661**. The 2011 Census counted **3,209 people in 869 households**, the 2nd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 3,209people (2011)
- 869households
- 54.5%literacy
- 491661PIN code

## Jhargaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhargaon is 491661.** Jhargaon falls in Mainpur sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491661
- Gram panchayatJhargaon
- Community development blockMainpur
- Census village code445502

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

## How far is Jhargaon from nearby towns?

- Mainpur (sub-district HQ)67 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)203 km by road
- Gariyaband (nearest town)113 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 Jhargaon?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jhargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Deobhog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mainpur
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · — 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 Jhargaon known for?

About 77% of the 926 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Jhargaon

Of every 100 households in Jhargaon in 2011, 27 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhargaon · ■ Mainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****95%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jhargaon?

■ Jhargaon · ■ Mainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**985

Working population ****54.5%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 37.0% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,323 (76%)

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 Mainpur

- Amlipadar3,748 people
- Mainpurkhurd3,177 people
- Urmal2,493 people
- Mainpurkalan2,485 people
- Kodobhatha2,374 people

[All 177 villages in Mainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/mainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhargaon?491661
- How far is Jhargaon from Raipur?203 km by road
- What is the population of Jhargaon?3,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhargaon in?Raipur district (Mainpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhargaon?54.5% (Census 2011)