Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Jamgawan Jamgawan is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 1,302 people in 294 households, the 42nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 1,302 people (2011) - 294 households - 48.9% literacy - 497116 PIN code ## Jamgawan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jamgawan is 497116. Jamgawan falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497116 - Gram panchayat Jamgawan - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433053 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jamgawan from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jamgawan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jamgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darima - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jamgawan known for? About 69% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jamgawan Of every 100 households in Jamgawan in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jamgawan · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 33% 38% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 88% - Tap water 1% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 15% 51% - Television 4% 8% - Mobile phone 7% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 55% 37% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jamgawan? ■ Jamgawan · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.9% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1006 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1146 992 - Working population 52.7% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 37.6% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 239 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (4%) · ■ Other work 12 (2%) · ■ Marginal 407 (59%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Keori 1,343 people - Nimha 1,331 people - Bandha 1,317 people - Katkona 1,303 people - Losangi 1,223 people - Jaipur 1,173 people - Puta 1,153 people - Singidhana 1,143 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jamgawan? 497116 - How far is Jamgawan from Ambikapur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Jamgawan? 1,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jamgawan in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jamgawan? 48.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/jamgawan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.