Village · Mohla, Rajnandgaon
# Jharan

Jharan is a village in Mohla sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491666. The 2011 Census counted 182 people in 39 households, the 146th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.
- 182 people (2011)
- 39 households
- 73.5% literacy
- 491666 PIN code

## Jharan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jharan is 491666. Jharan falls in Mohla sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491666
- Gram panchayat Ghawadetola
- Community development block Mohla
- Census village code 441359

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

## How far is Jharan from nearby towns?
- Mohla (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 97 km by road
- Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town) 37 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jharan?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Jharan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kotatola
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mohla
- ○ 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jharan known for?

About 13% of the 475 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jharan

Of every 100 households in Jharan in 2011, 85 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharan · ■ Mohla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 85% 79%
- Toilet within the home 3% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 83%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 95% 82%
- Television 18% 15%
- Mobile phone 15% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 15% 23%
- Own their home 100% 95%

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

## What is the population of Jharan?

■ Jharan · ■ Mohla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.5% 76.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 857 1027
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 989
- Working population 62.1% 59.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 64.1% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 83 (73%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (20%) · ■ Marginal 7 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mohla
- Baginsur 191 people
- Yehodha 190 people
- Bhurakundi 186 people
- Kahadkasa 183 people
- Nadekal 181 people
- Kohadapar 168 people
- Bhagawantola 165 people
- Dalakasa 164 people

All 171 villages in Mohla

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jharan? 491666
- How far is Jharan from Rajnandgaon? 97 km by road
- What is the population of Jharan? 182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharan in? Rajnandgaon district (Mohla sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jharan? 73.5% (Census 2011)

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