Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja # Jhara Jhara is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497220. The 2011 Census counted 1,336 people in 263 households, the 45th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%. - 1,336 people (2011) - 263 households - 62.0% literacy - 497220 PIN code ## Jhara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhara is 497220. Jhara falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497220 - Gram panchayat Jhara - Community development block Ramchandrapur - Census village code 431845 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhara from nearby towns? - Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ) 70 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 150 km by road - Ramanujganj (nearest town) 70 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhara? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Jhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sanawal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ramanujganj - ○ 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 and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhara known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 53% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhara Of every 100 households in Jhara in 2011, 31 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhara · ■ Ramanujganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 31% 22% - Toilet within the home 12% 72% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 27% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 4% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 46% 62% - Television 3% 5% - Mobile phone 28% 18% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 35% 39% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhara? ■ Jhara · ■ Ramanujganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.0% 57.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 936 966 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 926 951 - Working population 61.0% 46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 47.3% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 307 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (7%) · ■ Other work 27 (3%) · ■ Marginal 428 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ramanujganj - Rewatipur 1,467 people - Bagra 1,440 people - Dolangi 1,423 people - Ramchandrapur 1,386 people - Bhitiyahi 1,294 people - Bishanpur 1,287 people - Bulgaon 1,273 people - Purshottampur 1,257 people All 113 villages in Ramanujganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhara? 497220 - How far is Jhara from Ambikapur? 150 km by road - What is the population of Jhara? 1,336 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhara in? Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jhara? 62.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/jhara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.