# Jam Village, Katangi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/jam/ Village · Katangi, Balaghat # Jam Jam is a village in Katangi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,922 people in 630 households**, the 2nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 2,922people (2011) - 630households - 82.0%literacy - 1,036females per 1,000 males ## Jam PIN code and other codes Jam falls in Katangi sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKatangi - Census village code497285 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jam from nearby towns? - Katangi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)40 km by road - Katangi (nearest town)10 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 Jam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Jam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Katangi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 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 Jam known for? The main crops are **dhan**. About 75% of the 840 hectares of village land is sown, and 399 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 Jam Of every 100 households in Jam in 2011, 78 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jam · ■ Katangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **70% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****2%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **96% Use banking services ****31%** **30% Television ****15%** **15% Mobile phone ****20%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****19%** **23% Own their home ****99%** **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 Jam? ■ Jam · ■ Katangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **1036 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **1004 Working population ****59.9%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 75.3% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 701 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (14%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (3%) · **■** Marginal 732 (42%) 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 Katangi - Jarah Mohgaon3,728 people - Selwa2,689 people - Sirpur2,510 people - Bisapur2,389 people - Manegaon2,322 people [All 60 villages in Katangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jam from Balaghat?40 km by road - What is the population of Jam?2,922 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jam in?Balaghat district (Katangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jam?82.0% (Census 2011)