Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Joshilamti Joshilamti is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491558. The 2011 Census counted 1,488 people in 309 households, the 16th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,488 people (2011) - 309 households - 74.9% literacy - 491558 PIN code ## Joshilamti PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Joshilamti is 491558. Joshilamti falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491558 - Gram panchayat Joshilamti - Community development block Chhuria - Census village code 440986 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Joshilamti from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 48 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Joshilamti? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Joshilamti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gendatola - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Joshilamti known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 65% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Joshilamti Of every 100 households in Joshilamti in 2011, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Joshilamti · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 84% - Toilet within the home 9% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 88% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 6% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 64% 83% - Television 28% 21% - Mobile phone 30% 24% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 16% 18% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Joshilamti? ■ Joshilamti · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.9% 74.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1157 1038 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1010 1008 - Working population 50.3% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 67.1% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 338 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 153 (20%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 55 (7%) · ■ Marginal 201 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya - Ghupsal 1,609 people - Godalwahi 1,585 people - Umarwahi 1,542 people - Bucha Tola 1,527 people - Rampur 1,472 people - Halekosa 1,433 people - Boirdeeh 1,386 people - Gahirabhedi 1,371 people All 218 villages in Chhuriya ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Joshilamti? 491558 - How far is Joshilamti from Rajnandgaon? 48 km by road - What is the population of Joshilamti? 1,488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Joshilamti in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Joshilamti? 74.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/joshilamti/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.