# Joratarai Village, Rajnandgaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/rajnandgaon/joratarai-440769/ Village · Rajnandgaon, Rajnandgaon # Joratarai Joratarai is a village in Rajnandgaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491441**. The 2011 Census counted **2,120 people in 419 households**, the 19th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 2,120people (2011) - 419households - 73.8%literacy - 491441PIN code ## Joratarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Joratarai is 491441.** Joratarai falls in Rajnandgaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491441 - Gram panchayatJoratarai - Community development blockRajnandgaon - Census village code440769 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? - Rajnandgaon (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)22 km by road - Durg (nearest town)14 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? 11 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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Mudipar - ○Degree college10+ km · Durg - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Joratarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. Products made here include sponge iron. About 34% of the 943 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Joratarai · ■ Rajnandgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****9%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****58%** **61% Television ****42%** **41% Mobile phone ****36%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **14% Own their home ****80%** **91% 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 · ■ Rajnandgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **77.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **1006 Working population ****50.5%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 65.4% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 243 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 602 (56%) · **■** Marginal 137 (13%) 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 Rajnandgaon - Janglesar2,231 people - Bori2,214 people - Renga Kathera2,204 people - Kanketra2,146 people - Bhedi Kalan2,113 people - Nawagaon2,039 people - Bhanwar Mara2,022 people - Litiya1,988 people [All 162 villages in Rajnandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/rajnandgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Joratarai?491441 - How far is Joratarai from Rajnandgaon?22 km by road - What is the population of Joratarai?2,120 (Census 2011) - Which district is Joratarai in?Rajnandgaon district (Rajnandgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Joratarai?73.8% (Census 2011)