Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon
# Janakpur

Janakpur is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494335. The 2011 Census counted 146 people in 30 households, the 210th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 146 people (2011)
- 30 households
- 80.5% literacy
- 494335 PIN code

## Janakpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Janakpur is 494335. Janakpur falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494335
- Gram panchayat Umarwahi
- Community development block Chhuria
- Census village code 441070

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

## How far is Janakpur from nearby towns?
- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 49 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 49 km by road
- Dongargaon (nearest town) 23 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Janakpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Umarwahi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dongargaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ 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 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Janakpur known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and kodo. About 4% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Janakpur

Of every 100 households in Janakpur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Janakpur · ■ Chhuriya rural average
- Electricity for lighting 73% 84%
- Toilet within the home 0% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 97% 83%
- Television 17% 21%
- Mobile phone 17% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 18%
- Own their home 97% 97%

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

## What is the population of Janakpur?

■ Janakpur · ■ Chhuriya rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.5% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 825 1038
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 1008
- Working population 56.2% 56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 72.7% for women. 54% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 64 (78%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (13%) · ■ Other work 6 (7%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya
- Kidkadi 174 people
- Jamnara 166 people
- Kuirootola 159 people
- Khedepar 155 people
- Gwalindeeh 112 people
- Mawalichuwa 106 people
- Masuljob 100 people
- Hetadkasa 41 people

All 218 villages in Chhuriya

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Janakpur? 494335
- How far is Janakpur from Rajnandgaon? 49 km by road
- What is the population of Janakpur? 146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janakpur in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Janakpur? 80.5% (Census 2011)

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