# Jajur Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/jajur/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Jajur Jajur is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577522**. The 2011 Census counted **4,674 people in 975 households**, the 8th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 4,674people (2011) - 975households - 63.6%literacy - 577522PIN code ## Jajur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jajur is 577522.** Jajur falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577522 - Gram panchayatJajur - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605376 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jajur from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)60 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)30 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 Jajur? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Jajur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Jajur known for? The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 65% of the 1,528 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Jajur Of every 100 households in Jajur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jajur · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **78% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **84% Tap water ****87%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****65%** **49% Television ****35%** **32% Mobile phone ****49%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **32% Own their home ****93%** **91% 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 Jajur? ■ Jajur · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **936 Working population ****57.5%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 54.0% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 898 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,130 (42%) · **■** Household industry 69 (3%) · **■** Other work 240 (9%) · **■** Marginal 352 (13%) 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 Challakere - Nannivala7,291 people - Ghataparthi6,120 people - Mannekote5,392 people - Mallurahalli5,291 people - Dodderi4,542 people - Doddaullarthi4,296 people - Neralagunte4,296 people - Obalapura3,651 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jajur?577522 - How far is Jajur from Chitradurga?60 km by road - What is the population of Jajur?4,674 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jajur in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Jajur?63.6% (Census 2011)