# Jarwahi Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon 

# Jarwahi

Jarwahi is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,347 people in 268 households**, the 31st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 1,347people (2011)
- 268households
- 75.6%literacy
- 491661PIN code

## Jarwahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jarwahi is 491661.** Jarwahi falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491661
- Gram panchayatJarwahi
- Community development blockDongargaon
- Census village code441115

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

## How far is Jarwahi from nearby towns?

- Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dongargaon (nearest town)10 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 Jarwahi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jarwahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijabhata
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dongargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jarwahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 78% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Jarwahi

Of every 100 households in Jarwahi in 2011, 68 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jarwahi · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****97%**

**78%

Television ****11%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Jarwahi?

■ Jarwahi · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**1002

Working population ****50.9%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 64.6% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 304 (44%)

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 Dongargaon

- Sonesarar1,445 people
- Bamhani Bhatha1,412 people
- Kotrasarar1,378 people
- Nandiya1,377 people
- Bije Bhatha1,339 people
- Kohka1,334 people
- Badbhum1,326 people
- Dhaba1,284 people

[All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jarwahi?491661
- How far is Jarwahi from Rajnandgaon?25 km by road
- What is the population of Jarwahi?1,347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarwahi in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jarwahi?75.6% (Census 2011)
