# Janakpur Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon 

# Janakpur

Janakpur is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491885**. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 77 households**, the 177th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 439people (2011)
- 77households
- 68.0%literacy
- 491885PIN code

## Janakpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Janakpur is 491885.** Janakpur falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491885
- Gram panchayatMaharajpur
- Community development blockChhuria
- Census village code440869

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

## How far is Janakpur from nearby towns?

- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)42 km by road
- Chhuria (nearest town)18 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 Janakpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Janakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baputola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhuriya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Janakpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and tivra**. About 74% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Janakpur

Of every 100 households in Janakpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Janakpur · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****88%**

**83%

Television ****27%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Janakpur?

■ Janakpur · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****617**

**1008

Working population ****50.6%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 56.5% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 44 (20%) · **■** Marginal 100 (45%)

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 Chhuriya

- Mohgaon467 people
- Khora Tola460 people
- Latmeta459 people
- Panduka445 people
- Chhuriya Dongri424 people
- Maladongri417 people
- Jhala Tola409 people
- Deori408 people

[All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Janakpur?491885
- How far is Janakpur from Rajnandgaon?42 km by road
- What is the population of Janakpur?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janakpur in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Janakpur?68.0% (Census 2011)