Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja
# Judwani

Judwani is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 793 people in 167 households, the 67th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.
- 793 people (2011)
- 167 households
- 59.8% literacy
- 497116 PIN code

## Judwani PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Judwani is 497116. Judwani falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497116
- Gram panchayat Narkalo
- Community development block Lakhanpur
- Census village code 433089

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

## How far is Judwani from nearby towns?
- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Lakhanpur (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Judwani?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lakhanpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Udaypur
- ○ 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 tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Judwani known for?

About 68% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Judwani

Of every 100 households in Judwani in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Judwani · ■ Lakhanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 38%
- Toilet within the home 4% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 88%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 15% 51%
- Television 31% 8%
- Mobile phone 35% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 13% 37%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Judwani?

■ Judwani · ■ Lakhanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.8% 53.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 991
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 812 992
- Working population 59.8% 51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 50.3% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 142 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 48 (10%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 49 (10%) · ■ Marginal 233 (49%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur
- Mukundpur 832 people
- Chodeya 821 people
- Mutki 806 people
- Narkalo 805 people
- Karai 783 people
- Chando 767 people
- Umrauli 748 people
- Dand Kesra 723 people

All 96 villages in Lakhanpur

## Other places named Judwani
- Judwani · Village, Maihar, Satna · 1,388 people
- Judwani · Village, Surajpur, Surguja · 1,003 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Judwani? 497116
- How far is Judwani from Ambikapur? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Judwani? 793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Judwani in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Judwani? 59.8% (Census 2011)

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