# Jama Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja 

# Jama

Jama is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **308 people in 78 households**, the 91st largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 308people (2011)
- 78households
- 24.2%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Jama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jama is 497116.** Jama falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatLabji
- Community development blockLakhanpur
- Census village code433068

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

## How far is Jama from nearby towns?

- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Lakhanpur (nearest town)35 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 Jama?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Jama known for?

About 8% of the 1,112 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Jama

Of every 100 households in Jama in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jama · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****96%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Jama?

■ Jama · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.2%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**992

Working population ****63.0%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.6% for men and 14.6% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (19%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 107 (55%)

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 Lakhanpur

- Jiwiliya393 people
- Pathari364 people
- Hansdand362 people
- Kotbarra320 people
- Alga260 people
- Selra211 people
- Bankheta143 people
- Janakpur40 people

[All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jama?497116
- How far is Jama from Ambikapur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Jama?308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jama in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jama?24.2% (Census 2011)