Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Janakpur Janakpur is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 40 people in 10 households, the 95th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 40 people (2011) - 10 households - 57.1% literacy - 497116 PIN code ## Janakpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Janakpur is 497116. Janakpur falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497116 - Gram panchayat Ganeshpur - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433124 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Janakpur from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 8 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 Janakpur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Janakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Phuputra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Janakpur known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. Products made here include jaggery. About 72% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Janakpur Of every 100 households in Janakpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Janakpur · ■ 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 80% 51% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 10% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 70% 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 Janakpur? ■ Janakpur · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.1% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 818 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 992 - Working population 65.0% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 33.3% for women. 59% of men and 72% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (42%) · ■ Marginal 15 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Jama 308 people - Alga 260 people - Selra 211 people - Bankheta 143 people - Majhgawan 8 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Janakpur? 497116 - How far is Janakpur from Ambikapur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Janakpur? 40 (Census 2011) - Which district is Janakpur in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Janakpur? 57.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/janakpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.