Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja # Jamai Jamai is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497225. The 2011 Census counted 480 people in 120 households, the 105th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 480 people (2011) - 120 households - 77.3% literacy - 497225 PIN code ## Jamai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jamai is 497225. Jamai falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497225 - Gram panchayat Parasdiha - Community development block Wadrafnagar - Census village code 432165 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jamai from nearby towns? - Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 85 km by road - Wadrafnagar (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jamai? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Jamai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 · Baratikala - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jamai known for? About 55% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jamai Of every 100 households in Jamai in 2011, 45 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Jamai · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 45% 26% - Toilet within the home 2% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 77% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 21% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 44% 59% - Television 17% 5% - Mobile phone 48% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 5% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 22% 50% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jamai? ■ Jamai · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.3% 58.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 968 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1441 952 - Working population 54.0% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 64.4% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 16 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (7%) · ■ Marginal 222 (86%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Wadrafnagar - Bhalui Alias Jhor 571 people - Basulapath 564 people - Chapota 507 people - Beliya 492 people - Bhagwanpur Jirat 478 people - Karimati 478 people - Savitripur 462 people - Madna 443 people All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jamai? 497225 - How far is Jamai from Ambikapur? 85 km by road - What is the population of Jamai? 480 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jamai in? Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jamai? 77.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/jamai-432165/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.