Village · Surajpur, Surguja
# Jhansi

Jhansi is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497231. The 2011 Census counted 1,286 people in 257 households, the 64th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.
- 1,286 people (2011)
- 257 households
- 63.7% literacy
- 497231 PIN code

## Jhansi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jhansi is 497231. Jhansi falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497231
- Gram panchayat Jhansi
- Community development block Surajpur
- Census village code 432609

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jhansi from nearby towns?
- Surajpur (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 48 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jhansi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jhansi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Basdei
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhansi known for?

About 68% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jhansi

Of every 100 households in Jhansi in 2011, 69 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhansi · ■ Surajpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 69% 64%
- Toilet within the home 1% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 90%
- Tap water 1% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 94%
- Use banking services 65% 63%
- Television 20% 19%
- Mobile phone 20% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 17% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 22%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jhansi?

■ Jhansi · ■ Surajpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.7% 61.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1038 989
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1066 954
- Working population 46.7% 44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 48.2% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 145 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 21 (4%) · ■ Other work 39 (6%) · ■ Marginal 395 (66%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Surajpur
- Kamalpur 1,397 people
- Amgaon 1,353 people
- Sanjay Nagar 1,324 people
- Thakurpur 1,309 people
- Anujnagar 1,280 people
- Pathakpur 1,269 people
- Biharpur 1,255 people
- Sarma 1,238 people

All 119 villages in Surajpur

## Other places named Jhansi
- Jhansi · District, Uttar Pradesh · 1,998,603 people
- Jhansi · Sub-district, Jhansi · 885,160 people
- Jhansi · Town, Jhansi · 505,693 people
- Jhansi · Town, Jhansi · 28,343 people
- Jhansi · Village, Sihora, Jabalpur · 1,256 people
- Jhansi · Village, Shahpura, Jabalpur · 451 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jhansi? 497231
- How far is Jhansi from Ambikapur? 48 km by road
- What is the population of Jhansi? 1,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhansi in? Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhansi? 63.7% (Census 2011)

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