# Jamhati Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Jamhati

Jamhati is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 77 households**, the 75th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 372people (2011)
- 77households
- 68.1%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Jamhati PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jamhati is 497118.** Jamhati falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatBada
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432461

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

## How far is Jamhati from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)85 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 Jamhati?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jamhati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dipadihkalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kusmi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Jamhati known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 22% of the 688 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Jamhati

Of every 100 households in Jamhati in 2011, 25 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamhati · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****96%**

**61%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**62%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Jamhati?

■ Jamhati · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****58.1%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 57.5% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 103 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (48%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Shankargarh

- Chandranagar413 people
- Deosara Khurd394 people
- Mankepi375 people
- Pataratoli375 people
- Tikni363 people
- Nawapara324 people
- Kanchannagar323 people
- Rakeya321 people

[All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jamhati?497118
- How far is Jamhati from Ambikapur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Jamhati?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamhati in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jamhati?68.1% (Census 2011)