# Jepra Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Jepra

Jepra is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494669**. The 2011 Census counted **1,933 people in 455 households**, the 6th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,933people (2011)
- 455households
- 75.1%literacy
- 494669PIN code

## Jepra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jepra is 494669.** Jepra falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494669
- Gram panchayatJepra
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447498

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

## How far is Jepra from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)30 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)20 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 Jepra?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jepra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Jepra known for?

About 45% of the 943 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Jepra

Of every 100 households in Jepra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jepra · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**84%

Tap water ****16%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****99%**

**72%

Television ****36%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Jepra?

■ Jepra · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**957

Working population ****55.5%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 67.1% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 267 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 103 (10%) · **■** Marginal 401 (37%)

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 Charama

- Gitpahar2,534 people
- Khairkheda2,463 people
- Udkuda1,978 people
- Lakhanpuri1,949 people
- Haradula1,907 people
- Halba1,800 people
- Sirsida1,790 people
- Badegauri1,728 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jepra?494669
- How far is Jepra from Kanker?30 km by road
- What is the population of Jepra?1,933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jepra in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jepra?75.1% (Census 2011)