# Jokapath Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Jokapath

Jokapath is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,652 people in 352 households**, the 6th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 1,652people (2011)
- 352households
- 46.4%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Jokapath PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatJokapath
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432484

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

## How far is Jokapath from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)88 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)88 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 Jokapath?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jokapath; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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
- ○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 Jokapath known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ram tili and maize**. About 21% of the 2,287 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Jokapath

Of every 100 households in Jokapath in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jokapath · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**61%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****83%**

**62%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jokapath?

■ Jokapath · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.4%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**968

Working population ****55.7%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 36.4% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 888 (97%)

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

- Dipadih Kalan2,308 people
- Kothali1,996 people
- Belkona1,778 people
- Ghughari Kalan1,682 people
- Manoharpur1,611 people
- Manpur1,485 people
- Sargawan1,363 people
- Dohana1,362 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jokapath?497118
- How far is Jokapath from Ambikapur?88 km by road
- What is the population of Jokapath?1,652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jokapath in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jokapath?46.4% (Census 2011)