# Janj Village, Oudgi, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Oudgi, Surguja 

# Janj

Janj is a village in Oudgi sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497235**. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 120 households**, the 63rd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 569people (2011)
- 120households
- 45.4%literacy
- 497235PIN code

## Janj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Janj is 497235.** Janj falls in Oudgi sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497235
- Gram panchayatJanj
- Community development blockOdgi
- Census village code432695

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

## How far is Janj from nearby towns?

- Oudgi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town)45 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 Janj?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Janj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Davana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Janj known for?

About 8% of the 1,743 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Janj

Of every 100 households in Janj in 2011, 61 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Janj · ■ Oudgi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

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

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****64%**

**51%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Janj?

■ Janj · ■ Oudgi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**970

Working population ****52.4%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 29.4% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (14%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 171 (57%)

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 Oudgi

- Kesar618 people
- Anandpur588 people
- Badwar577 people
- Dhoor575 people
- Umjhar539 people
- Chhatauli Bijo530 people
- Babhana507 people
- Karauti500 people

[All 100 villages in Oudgi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/oudgi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Janj?497235
- How far is Janj from Ambikapur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Janj?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janj in?Surguja district (Oudgi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Janj?45.4% (Census 2011)