Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Jantar Jantar is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491558. The 2011 Census counted 1,089 people in 197 households, the 49th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,089 people (2011) - 197 households - 71.1% literacy - 491558 PIN code ## Jantar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jantar is 491558. Jantar falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491558 - Gram panchayat Jantar - Community development block Dongargaon - Census village code 441135 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jantar from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 35 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jantar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jantar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kokpur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dongargaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 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 Jantar known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. Products made here include iron crafts. About 72% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jantar Of every 100 households in Jantar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jantar · ■ Dongargaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 89% - Toilet within the home 10% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 77% - Tap water 0% 18% - Drinking water within premises 12% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 92% 78% - Television 15% 30% - Mobile phone 14% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 40% 18% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jantar? ■ Jantar · ■ Dongargaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 78.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1066 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 972 1002 - Working population 55.6% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 60.0% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 267 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 140 (23%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 51 (8%) · ■ Marginal 145 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargaon - Nathu Nawagaon 1,122 people - Bargaon 1,100 people - Jangalpur 1,100 people - Renga Kathera 1,096 people - Parna 1,082 people - Banhardi 1,076 people - Bhatgvna 1,051 people - Kohka 1,043 people All 113 villages in Dongargaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jantar? 491558 - How far is Jantar from Rajnandgaon? 35 km by road - What is the population of Jantar? 1,089 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jantar in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jantar? 71.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/jantar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.