# Jarahadih Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Jarahadih

Jarahadih is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **960 people in 228 households**, the 24th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 960people (2011)
- 228households
- 52.8%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Jarahadih PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatDurgapur
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432475

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

## How far is Jarahadih from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)72 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 Jarahadih?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jarahadih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dipadihkalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Jarahadih known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and niger**. About 27% of the 816 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Jarahadih

Of every 100 households in Jarahadih in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jarahadih · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**30%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****32%**

**61%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**62%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jarahadih?

■ Jarahadih · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**56.6%

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

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**968

Working population ****62.3%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 39.7% for women. 60% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 269 (45%)

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

- Lahasoon Path1,079 people
- Lodhi1,067 people
- Kodwa1,055 people
- Bada1,028 people
- Chalgali959 people
- Laduwa942 people
- Navadih931 people
- Jamhor928 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jarahadih?497118
- How far is Jarahadih from Ambikapur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Jarahadih?960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarahadih in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jarahadih?52.8% (Census 2011)