# Joratarai Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Joratarai

Joratarai is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491885**. The 2011 Census counted **1,329 people in 268 households**, the 31st largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,329people (2011)
- 268households
- 66.3%literacy
- 491885PIN code

## Joratarai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code491885
- Gram panchayatJoratarai
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440496

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

## How far is Joratarai from nearby towns?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)62 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town)22 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 Joratarai?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Joratarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Atariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Joratarai known for?

About 76% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Joratarai

Of every 100 households in Joratarai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joratarai · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****63%**

**62%

Television ****25%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Joratarai?

■ Joratarai · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**996

Working population ****45.1%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 56.4% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 292 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (23%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (8%) · **■** Marginal 116 (19%)

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 Khairagarh

- Pipla Kachhar1,379 people
- Shergarh1,379 people
- Kukarmuda1,349 people
- Chichola1,329 people
- Sonbhattha1,327 people
- Kamtha1,321 people
- Sirsahi1,313 people
- Aveli1,307 people

[All 226 villages in Khairagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Joratarai?491885
- How far is Joratarai from Rajnandgaon?62 km by road
- What is the population of Joratarai?1,329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joratarai in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Joratarai?66.3% (Census 2011)
